The Greater Latrobe Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Fox Chapel Foxes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Greater Latrobe's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Fox Chapel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Greater Latrobe fell victim to Plum and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to the Mustangs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Fox Chapel came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 6-1. That's two games straight that the Foxes have won by exactly five runs.
Jeremy Haigh and Franco Pistella made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Haigh pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Pistella didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Haigh went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run, while Pistella went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Haigh a new career-high.
In other batting news, Tristan Blum was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
Fox Chapel pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Greater Latrobe, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
Greater Latrobe came out on top in a nail-biter against Fox Chapel when the teams last played back in April of 2021, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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