Basketball Recap: Fitch Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

There's no place like home for Fitch, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They took down the New London Whalers 44-26 on Friday. This was payback for the Falcons, who suffered a 58-45 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Fitch found their leader in sophomore Synaa Waters, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Those 12 boards set a new season-high mark for Waters. The team also got some help courtesy of Katherine Wenger, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 14 points in addition to six boards and four steals.

Fitch pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for New London, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Fitch will take on Norwich Free Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for New London, they will head out to face off against Woodstock Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodstock Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something New London surely won't give up without a fight.