If Butler was riding high fresh off their 7-0 takedown of Slippery Rock on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Golden Tornado fell just short of the Fox Chapel Foxes by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Butler can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 200th, while Fox Chapel are ranked sixth).
Butler has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Fox Chapel, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Coming up, Butler will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Pine-Richland at 7:30 p.m. As for Fox Chapel, they will head out to square off against North Allegheny at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Allegheny's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Fox Chapel's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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