The Elk County Catholic Crusaders will take on the Cameron County Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Cameron County will be up against a hot Elk County Catholic squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Crusaders never let Smethport get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Monday. Considering the Crusaders have won nine matchups by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Wyatt Brem was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Brem was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Elk County Catholic let Brady Leathers and Jake Ruffner run wild. Leathers went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Ruffner went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two hits gave Ruffner a new career-high. Charlie Geci was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Elk County Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Smethport only posted an OBP of .333.
Meanwhile, Cameron County made easy work of Northern Potter on Monday and carried off a 7-1 win.
Cameron County's victory bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Elk County Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
Elk County Catholic skirted past Cameron County 8-6 in their previous matchup back in March of 2025. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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