Cameron County has won four straight games at home, while Port Allegany has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Cameron County Raiders will face off against the Port Allegany Gators at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cameron County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Smethport 46-18 on the road. With the Raiders ahead 34-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Malakai Zucal and Jonah Ganoe. Zucal had a great game and rushed for 112 yards. Meanwhile, Ganoe was balling out in the loss, rushing for 195 yards while picking up 9.8 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cameron County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Port Allegany took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-14 win over Brookville. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Raiders are ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Aiden Bliss and he. Bliss rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries while he rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Fillhart, who threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Port Allegany's defense made their presence known, laying out Parker Kalgren. five times. Brookville's QB won't forget Tristan Kiser anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Cameron County's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Port Allegany, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Cameron County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 221.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Port Allegany struggles in that department as they've been averaging 364.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cameron County was dealt a bruising 37-0 loss at the hands of Port Allegany when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Cameron County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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