Austintown-Fitch has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Cornerstone Christian Patriots at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Austintown-Fitch is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Canfield just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 3-2. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 25-19 in the first set.
Austintown-Fitch was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Canfield work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-15, 27-25, 22-25, 15-6.
Despite the loss, Austintown-Fitch got top-tier performance from Isabella Direnzo, who had 32 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian entered their tilt with Harding on Thursday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They put the hurt on the Skippers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-11, 25-17.
Cornerstone Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 23 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Austintown-Fitch's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for Cornerstone Christian, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Austintown-Fitch has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Cornerstone Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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