Austintown-Fitch and Cardinal Mooney are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Austintown-Fitch Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Austintown-Fitch focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Austintown-Fitch didn't have too much trouble with Canton Central Catholic on the road as they won 66-51. The win made it back-to-back wins for Austintown-Fitch.
Austintown-Fitch's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Allen Hill Jr led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcel Finkley, who scored 17 points along with 3 steals.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney pushed their score all the way to 59 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 71-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of John F. Kennedy Catholic.
Austintown-Fitch's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cardinal Mooney, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Austintown-Fitch beat Cardinal Mooney 48-35 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Austintown-Fitch since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
