The Fox Chapel Foxes will head out to face off against the Gateway Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fox Chapel has seven straight victories, Gateway has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Fox Chapel's win against Valley wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Foxes skirted past the Vikings 11-9.
Nick Seifried made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Seifried was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Fox Chapel let Franco Pistella and Antonio LeDonne run wild. Pistella went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while LeDonne went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Pistella a new career-high. Kris Bandurski also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Fox Chapel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Gateway came up short against Thomas Jefferson on Wednesday, falling 13-1.
Fox Chapel's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Fox Chapel took their victory against Gateway in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Foxes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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