Baseball Preview: Port Allegany Gators vs. Cameron County Raiders
Port Allegany has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cameron County Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Port Allegany's way against Oswayo Valley as Port Allegany made off with an 11-3 victory.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Tarbox, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kellen Veilleux, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cameron County got the win against Northern Potter on Monday by a conclusive 16-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cameron County.
Cameron County also got a great performance from Taylon Tucker as he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Cayden Trumpie was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jake Narby was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Port Allegany pushed their record up to 8-6 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cameron County, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Port Allegany came up short against Cameron County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 7-2. Thankfully for Port Allegany, Eastyn Solveson (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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