Baseball Game Preview: Cameron County Raiders vs. Northern Potter Panthers

Cameron County is a perfect 7-0 against Northern Potter since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

As a matter of fact, Cameron County put up the most runs they have all season on Friday. They never let Smethport get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Ryan Shaffer was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Isaac Grovanz also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Cameron County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northern Potter, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past Smethport 15-5 on Wednesday.

Northern Potter got a massive performance out of Gaige Hohenwarter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases, four runs, and one double. Hohenwarter is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Bliss, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double.

Northern Potter's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-9. As for Cameron County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season.

Everything went Cameron County's way against Northern Potter when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Cameron County made off with a 16-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.