Preview: Austintown-Fitch Falcons vs. Newark Wildcats
Austintown-Fitch has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Newark Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Hopefully Austintown-Fitch focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
Last Friday, Austintown-Fitch beat Howland 51-40.
It was another big night for Deshawn Vaughn, who scored 23 points along with five assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Marcel Finkley, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Newark entered their tilt with Pickerington North with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Newark came out on top in a nail-biter against Pickerington North on Friday and snuck past 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Newark has posted against Pickerington North since January 15, 2016.
Austintown-Fitch's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Newark, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
