Ohio High School Basketball - Newark nudges Austintown-Fitch
January 14, 2024: Newark, OH 43055 In Sunday's non-league outing, the Newark Wildcats (Newark, OH) basketball squad nipped the visiting Austintown-Fitch Falcons (Youngstown, OH), by a margin of 51-45.
The Wildcats (12-1) will now prepare for their outing against Lancaster (Lancaster, OH). The Golden Gales go into the Ohio Capital - Buckeye outing with a 5-7 record. In their last outing, Lancaster got by Westland (Galloway, OH), 70-55, in a non-league outing.
The Falcons now own a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Harding for a All-American outing on Friday, January 19. Austintown-Fitch will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 63-58 league loss to Canfield (Canfield, OH). The Raiders record now stands at 7-5.