Basketball Game Preview: Fox Chapel Foxes vs. Pine-Richland Rams

The Fox Chapel Foxes will head out on the road to face off against the Pine-Richland Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Fox Chapel is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since January 26, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Seneca Valley by a score of 37-35. The game marked the Foxes' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Pine-Richland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 61-56 heartbreaker at the hands of McDowell. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Trojans are ranked 25th).

Pine-Richland's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Fox Chapel, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4.

Fox Chapel strolled past Pine-Richland in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 66-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fox Chapel since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.