After three games on the road, Austintown-Fitch is heading back home. They will welcome the Perry Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Austintown-Fitch: 12.3, Perry: 15.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Austintown-Fitch's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Ursuline offense got past them. Austintown-Fitch took a blow against Ursuline on Friday, falling 35-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Falcons were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Perry has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 15.17 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took a hard 31-13 fall against Jackson. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Polar Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Austintown-Fitch's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1. As for Perry, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
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