Fox Chapel has won four straight games at home, while Taylor Allderdice has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Foxes will welcome the Dragons at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fox Chapel had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Gateway on Friday. The Foxes blew past the Gators 10-3. The Foxes haven't had any issues with the Gators recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Tristan Blum made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Antonio LeDonne
| 04/25/25 @ Gateway | 3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Valley | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs North Allegheny | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Shaler Area | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Franklin Regional | 1 |
In other batting news, Fox Chapel let Antonio LeDonne and Everett Clanton run wild. LeDonne went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Clanton went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Those three RBI gave LeDonne a new career-high. Jeremy Haigh was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Taylor Allderdice narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Mars 5-3.
Taylor Allderdice has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Fox Chapel, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Fox Chapel beat Taylor Allderdice 7-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2015. Do the Foxes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dragons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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