Softball Game Preview: Fox Chapel Foxes vs. Hampton Talbots

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Previous 4 Games

04/29/22 - Away	15-0 W
04/05/22 - Home	3-1 W
03/27/17 - Away	11-2 W
04/18/16 - Home	14-4 W

Fox Chapel is a perfect 4-0 against Hampton since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Foxes will host the Talbots at 3:45 p.m. Fox Chapel knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Hampton likes a good challenge.

On Thursday, Fox Chapel made easy work of Deer Lakes and carried off a 13-1 victory. The Foxes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by ten runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, Hampton's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Chartiers Valley by a score of 2-1.

Aliza Michielli made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was her first of the season.

Fox Chapel pushed their record up to 11-2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hampton, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.

Fox Chapel took their win against Hampton when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 15-0 score. Will the Foxes repeat their success, or do the Talbots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.