The Camden Panthers will take on the Rancocas Valley Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Camden's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so Rancocas Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Camden is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Holy Spirit, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Camden was ranked 16th). Camden took a 23-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Holy Spirit on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Panthers have let down their home crowd.
Defeat or not, Camden got some senior leadership from Mahki Brunson and Malik Redd. Brunson threw for 239 yards and a touchdown, while Redd picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Brunson also racked up 80 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Even if they lost, Camden's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Holy Spirit's QB won't forget Ibn Muhammad anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Rancocas Valley entered their tilt with Shawnee on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Renegades 42-21. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Camden fell to 3-1. As for Rancocas Valley, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Camden didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Rancocas Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, but they still walked away with a 30-24 victory. Does Camden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rancocas Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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