Baseball Preview: Deer Lakes Lancers vs. Fox Chapel Foxes
Deer Lakes is 0-3 against Fox Chapel since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Deer Lakes Lancers will be playing at home against the Fox Chapel Foxes at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Deer Lakes beats Fox Chapel with nine runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went Deer Lakes' way against Derry on Tuesday as Deer Lakes made off with a 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Deer Lakes.
Ryan Cochran and Lucas Derose made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cochran didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Derose pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Cochran has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Cochran scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Derose went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jake Fleischer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eli Misera, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fox Chapel narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Franklin Regional 4-2.
The victory got Deer Lakes back to even at 5-5. As for Fox Chapel, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Deer Lakes suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Fox Chapel in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Deer Lakes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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