A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Mayfield Wildcats face off against the Euclid Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Mayfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.2 points per game this season.
Mayfield managed to keep up with Austintown-Fitch until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Mayfield lost 78-52 to Austintown-Fitch. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite their loss, Mayfield saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Izzy Austin, who posted ten points and three steals, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Angelo Newman, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Euclid was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 92-83 to Mentor. One positive for the Panthers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Mayfield's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Euclid, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Mayfield might still be hurting after the 73-49 loss they got from Euclid in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Euclid's Thai Duncan, who put up 22 points. Now that Mayfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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