Soccer Preview: Fox Chapel vs. Peters Township
The Fox Chapel Foxes will square off against the Peters Township Indians at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Peters Township is hoping to do what Gateway couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Fox Chapel's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Fox Chapel's defense stepped up to hand Gateway a 4-0 shutout. Given the Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Gators are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fox Chapel hit Gateway with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Emily McKee (2),
Alyssa Quackenbush, and
Caylie Wilkinson.
Meanwhile, Peters Township put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They put the hurt on Baldwin with a sharp 5-0 win. Give the Indians' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Fox Chapel's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0-1. As for Peters Township, their win bumped their record up to 14-0-1.
Everything went Fox Chapel's way against Peters Township in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Fox Chapel made off with a 5-1 victory. Does Fox Chapel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peters Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
