The Fox Chapel Foxes will head out on the road to challenge the Plum Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Fox Chapel and three for Plum.
Fox Chapel is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Franklin Regional on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fox Chapel was outmatched by Franklin Regional at home and fell 51-14. While losing is never fun, the Foxes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Panthers are ranked 33rd).
Despite the loss, Fox Chapel had strong showings from Victor Nernberg, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Cooper Hendren, who picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 80 yards.
Meanwhile, Plum came up short against North Hills on Friday and fell 21-14.
Although Plum took the loss, they still got scores from Darian Nelson and Sloan Humphries.
Even if they lost, Plum's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Darian Slaughter was especially locked on to North Hills' QB and sacked him twice. Plum got some further help from Dorrian Anderson: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Fox Chapel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Plum, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Fox Chapel might still be hurting after the 34-10 defeat they got from Plum in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Fox Chapel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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