It was a proper cat-fight when Howland challenged Canfield on Tuesday. The Howland Tigers took a hard 56-37 fall against the Canfield Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Cardinals are ranked 30th).
Despite the loss, Howland had strong showings from Darren Douglas, who posted ten points, and Anthony Chieffo, who put up nine points. Frank Hoso was another key player, putting up six points and five rebounds.
Howland's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-8. As for Canfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Howland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-38 victory against McKinley on the 29th. As for Canfield, they will square off against Harding at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th.
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