Softball Preview: Fox Lane Foxes vs. White Plains Tigers
Fox Lane has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the White Plains Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fox Lane is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Port Chester on Monday as Fox Lane made off with a 14-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, White Plains entered their tilt with Fox Lane with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Foxes a 13-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for White Plains, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Alexis Tighe made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Tighe has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Tighe was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Madison DeLarosa was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Olivia Doria was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
The win got Fox Lane back to even at 3-3. As for White Plains, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Fox Lane suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to White Plains when the teams last played on Friday. Will Fox Lane have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
