Volleyball Recap: Howland's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 11:43am

Volleyball Recap: Howland Tigers vs. Austintown-Fitch Falcons

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After a string of five wins, Howland's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against the Austintown-Fitch Falcons, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.

The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-19.

Despite the defeat, Howland had strong showings from Lily Day, who had 11 digs, and Macy McFall, who had eight digs and a kill.

Isabella Direnzo was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had nine digs.

Howland's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Austintown-Fitch, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-3.

Howland has already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Medina on the 5th. As for Austintown-Fitch, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Harding on the 8th.

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