The Smethport Hubbers will square off against the Cameron County Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Smethport and eight for Cameron County.
On Monday, Smethport didn't have quite enough to beat Galeton and fell 11-10. Even though they lost, the Hubbers' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Faith Benjamin was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Another player making a difference was Coral Tronetti, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs.
Northern Potter hit Cameron County with a eight-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Smethport's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Cameron County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Smethport got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April against Cameron County by a conclusive 19-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hubbers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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