Softball Preview: Northern Potter Panthers vs. Cameron County Raiders
The Northern Potter Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Cameron County Raiders at 3:00 a.m. on Monday. Northern Potter will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Northern Potter stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Galeton onto the board and left with a 15-0 win.
Jaylyn Williammee and Kayla Hyde were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Williammee struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Hyde tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Williammee has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Williammee got no hits from her three at bats, while Hyde scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Northern Potter got a massive performance out of Lillian Steele, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Raegan Slawson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cameron County entered their matchup against Port Allegany on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Cameron County lost 13-4 to Port Allegany. Cameron County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northern Potter's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Cameron County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Northern Potter might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Cameron County in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Can Northern Potter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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