Soccer Preview: South Fayette vs. Fox Chapel
South Fayette has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Fox Chapel Foxes at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, South Fayette needed a bit of extra time to put away Mars. Their defense stepped up to hand the Fightin' Planets a 1-0 shutout. Give the Lions' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Fox Chapel extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Plum. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Foxes, who have now won 14 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Plum with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Emily McKee,
Madeline Grimsley, and
Alyssa Quackenbush.
South Fayette pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Fox Chapel, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2-1.
South Fayette came out on top in a nail-biter against Fox Chapel in their previous matchup back in October, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Fayette since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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