The Fox Chapel Foxes will square off against the Penn-Trafford Warriors on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fox Chapel: 2.8, Penn-Trafford: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fox Chapel will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on May 2nd but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed last Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They lost 10-4 to Plum. Fox Chapel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Penn-Trafford had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for Penn-Trafford, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Brandon Roher tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tyler Freas was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Chuck Fontana was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Fox Chapel's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Penn-Trafford, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
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