Football Preview: Austintown-Fitch Falcons vs. Ursuline Fighting Irish
The Austintown-Fitch Falcons are on the road again on Friday to play the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Austintown-Fitch was fully in charge, breezing past Buchtel 44-7 on the road. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Griffins are ranked 193rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ursuline never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Harding 35-0 on the road. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Fighting Irish this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ursuline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Austintown-Fitch's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Ursuline, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Things could have been worse for Austintown-Fitch, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 32-14 loss to Ursuline in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Austintown-Fitch avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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