Lake pushed their score to 57 the last time they played Austintown-Fitch, but on Saturday they couldn't quite do it again. The Lake Blue Streaks took a 38-23 bruising from the Austintown-Fitch Falcons. The match marked the Blue Streaks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
It was another big night for Ej Giles, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and three steals for Austintown-Fitch. The dominant performance also gave Giles a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Carter Owens, who put up five points.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Austintown-Fitch, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake will challenge Hoover at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Austintown-Fitch and South Range will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. South Range will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Austintown-Fitch surely won't give up without a fight.
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