The Fox Chapel Foxes are taking a road trip to challenge the Deer Lakes Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Deer Lakes took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Fox Chapel, who comes in off a win.
Fox Chapel barely beat Peters Township the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Foxes blew past the Indians 18-7 on Tuesday. Considering the Foxes have won seven games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Deer Lakes' offense. They came up short against Plum on Tuesday, falling 10-0. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fox Chapel is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Deer Lakes, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Fox Chapel couldn't quite get it done against Deer Lakes when the teams last played back in May of 2016 as they fell 6-3. Can the Foxes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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