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By Team Reports Sep 21, 2024, 2:34am

Soccer Preview: Fox Chapel vs. North Allegheny

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Fox Chapel hasn't had much luck against North Allegheny recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Fox Chapel Foxes' road trip will continue as they head out to face the North Allegheny Tigers at 12:30 p.m. Fox Chapel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5 goals per game this season.

Fox Chapel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Seneca Valley, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Fox Chapel was ranked 17th). Fox Chapel and Seneca Valley finished up their game with a 2-2 draw on Thursday. The result kept the Foxes happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.

Madeline Grimsley was the only thing that stood between Fox Chapel and a shutout considering she scored both of Fox Chapel's goals, bringing her season total up to seven goals.

Meanwhile, North Allegheny's contest on Thursday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They blew past Butler 3-0. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by three goals or more this season.

Fox Chapel's draw makes their record 7-0-1 this season. As for North Allegheny, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.

Fox Chapel came out on top in a nail-biter against North Allegheny when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Fox Chapel repeat their success, or does North Allegheny have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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