NA tripped up by Fox Chapel in non-section play, 4-1
North Allegheny traveled to Fox Chapel High School to take on the neighboring Foxes in a non-section matchup. The Foxes jumped in front and held the Tigers to one run, to trip up NA, 4-1 on Monday afternoon.
The first two innings were clean before Fox Chapel got a two-out RBI triple from Antonio LeDonne to give the Foxes a 1-0 lead going into the fourth. Fox Chapel got another run in the bottom of the fifth when a couple of errors led to an RBI groundout from Jeremy Haigh and it was 2-0 Foxes after five.
North Allegheny responded in the top of the sixth inning when Mason Dratfinsky led off the inning getting hit by a pitch, Miles Pealer singled getting Dratfinsky to second, Mason Smith grounded in a fielder’s choice to get Dratfinsky to third and Dratfinsky finished it off scoring on a wild pitch to make the score 2-1. Fox Chapel replied with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and shut the door on the Tigers in the seventh, and NA fell by a score of 4-1.
Liam Cooper started for North Allegheny going five innings, allowing four hits, two runs (one earned) and struck out a batter. Pealer was 2 for 3 to lead the Tiger offense.
North Allegheny falls to 8-4 overall. Fox Chapel improves to 9-3 overall. The Tigers return to action tomorrow when they start a massive three-game series with second-place Seneca Valley. Game one is at Seneca Valley with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m.
Baseball Summary at Fox Chapel, 4-21-25
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Allegheny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Fox Chapel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 |
LP - Liam Cooper (1-1)
