Pickens and Camden squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Pickens had to settle for second. They lost 43-17 to the Camden Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Blue Flame can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 29th).
It was another big night for Wyatt Thompson, who rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 65 yards and a touchdown for Camden. That's the most rushing yards Thompson has posted since back in September. Navi Boykin was another key player, rushing for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Pickens now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Camden, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Pickens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Camden, they will head out to challenge Wren at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wren knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Camden likes a good challenge.
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