After losing to John Jay the last time they met, Fox Lane decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Fox Lane Foxes came out on top against the John Jay Patriots by a score of 8-3 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fox Lane.
Fox Lane got a great performance from Tyler Renz as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Mark Schwartz and Peter Portugues did most of the damage at the plate: Schwartz scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Portugues scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fox Lane's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for John Jay, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5-1 record this season.
Fox Lane will be playing in front of their home fans against Somers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fox Lane is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for John Jay, they will head out on the road to face off against Ketcham at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. John Jay's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Ketcham's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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