On Friday, Camden faced Ridge View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Camden Bulldogs took down the Ridge View Blazers 43-26. The victory was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won three matchups in a row.
Wyatt Thompson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 195 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 165 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 120.2 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Navi Boykin, who rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Camden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Camden wouldn't let Ridge View keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Camden can thank Tanner Bracey and Evan Presbot for forcing both of them.
When it comes to explaining why Ridge View lost, don't look at Aidan Keeffe. Despite the final result, he rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Keeffe a new career-high in rushing yards. Khristian Jackson was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Camden's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ridge View, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Camden's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Richland Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,099 yards in their previous games. As for Ridge View, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Westwood at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th.
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