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| 04/25/24 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 04/28/21 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 05/08/18 - Away | 8-3 W |
| 05/10/17 - Home | 8-3 W |
| + 2 more games |
Fox Chapel has gone a perfect 7-0 against Shady Side Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Foxes will challenge the Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
On Thursday, Fox Chapel earned a 6-1 win over Kiski Area.
Joey Geller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Kris Bandurski was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Franco Pistella was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Fox Chapel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kiski Area only posted a batting average of .185.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Shady Side Academy and Burrell, and Shady Side Academy kept the tradition alive. The Bulldogs had just enough and edged out the Bucs 2-1 on Monday.
Soren Cooper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up six Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Shady Side Academy's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is undefeated (and 4-12 when he doesn't).
Fox Chapel pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Shady Side Academy, their record is now 7-12.
Fox Chapel beat Shady Side Academy 4-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Foxes since the squad 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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