The Boardman Spartans will challenge the Austintown-Fitch Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Boardman came up short against Canfield on Saturday, falling 72-47. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Austintown-Fitch lost 83-63 to Washington on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), the Falcons still had to take the loss.
Boardman will need to focus on slowing down Carter Owens, one of several Austintown-Fitch players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. What's more, Owens also racked up four steals, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Marcel Finkley, who went 8 of 20 to rack up 18 points and five boards.
Austintown-Fitch has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points over those games. As for Boardman, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Boardman didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Austintown-Fitch in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 74-70 victory. Does Boardman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Austintown-Fitch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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