The Cameron County Raiders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Johnsonburg Rams at 4:29 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cameron County has three straight victories, Johnsonburg has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Cameron County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Port Allegany 9-8.
Ryan Shaffer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Shaffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Shaffer was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cameron County let Jake Narby and Bo Pearsall loose on the outfield. Narby scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Pearsall scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Mastriania, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Johnsonburg lost 11-1 to DuBois Central Catholic on Wednesday.
Cameron County's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8. As for Johnsonburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Cameron County suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Johnsonburg when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Cameron County, Kaden Dennis (who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base) 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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