There's no place like home for Cameron County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Port Allegany Gators on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cameron County also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Ryan Shaffer was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Shaffer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maddox Baughman was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. Jake Narby was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Port Allegany's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Bliss, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cameron County pushed their record up to 10-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Port Allegany, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cameron County will challenge Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Port Allegany, they will head out on the road to square off against Clarion-Limestone at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Clarion-Limestone is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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