After a string of five wins, Howland's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against the Austintown-Fitch Falcons, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Howland had strong showings from Lily Day, who had 11 digs, and Macy McFall, who had eight digs and a kill.
Isabella Direnzo was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had nine digs.
Howland's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Austintown-Fitch, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-3.
Howland has already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Medina on the 5th. As for Austintown-Fitch, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Harding on the 8th.
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