The Fox Chapel Foxes will challenge the Mars Fightin' Planets at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Fox Chapel will be strutting in after a victory while Mars will be coming in after a loss.
Fox Chapel gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past New Castle 7-6.
Meanwhile, Mars lost 19-4 to New Castle on Monday. The Fightin' Planets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gabrielle Rapport made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Walukiewicz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Fox Chapel's victory bumped their record up to 4-1-1. As for Mars, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Fox Chapel came out on top in a nail-biter against Mars when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Foxes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fightin' Planets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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