The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Austintown-Fitch Falcons (Youngstown, OH) and the host Howland Tigers (Warren, OH), observed Austintown-Fitch's basketball team edge Howland by a score of 53-52.

The Falcons (7-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Highland (Medina, OH). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Boardman Spartans (Youngstown, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Howland will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record.