Football Preview: Cameron County Raiders vs. Smethport Hubbers
Cameron County is 2-8 against Smethport since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cameron County Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Smethport Hubbers at 7:00 p.m. Smethport took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cameron County, who comes in off a win.
Cameron County will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Coudersport, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Cameron County blew past Coudersport 34-13 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Malakai Zucal had a dynamite game for Cameron County, rushing for 276 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Cameron County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Taylon Tucker, Brodie Artman, and Micahel Snyder picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Coudersport's side was Landon Farren, who made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Smethport had to suffer through a 73-6 loss at the hands of Port Allegany. While losing is never fun, the Hubbers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 516th, while the Gators are ranked 128th).
Owen Rounsville put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
Cameron County now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Smethport, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Cameron County strolled past Smethport in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Will Cameron County repeat their success, or does Smethport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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