The Austintown-Fitch Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Highland Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Austintown-Fitch focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
Last Friday, Austintown-Fitch came up short against Harding and fell 51-41. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Austintown-Fitch in their matchups with Harding: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Austintown-Fitch had strong showings from Allen Hill jr, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, and Marcel Finkley, who scored 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deshawn Vaughn, who scored three points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Highland didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Barberton on Friday, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given Highland's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 245th, while Barberton is ranked 75th).
Austintown-Fitch has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Highland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
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