After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Coudersport, Cameron County was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Smethport Hubbers 29-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Raiders also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Leading Cameron County to victory were Malakai Zucal and Koby Shepard. Zucal rushed for 195 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, while Shepard picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Zucal's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 195 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Cameron County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
The win got Cameron County back to even at 2-2. As for Smethport, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cameron County will square off against Otto-Eldred/Oswayo Valley at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Cameron County focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday. As for Smethport, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Coudersport at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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