The Highland Hornets pushed their score all the way to 59 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 60-59 to Austintown-Fitch. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), Highland still had to take the loss.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Austintown-Fitch to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcel Finkley, who scored 22 points along with six assists. Finkley is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Allen Hill jr was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and four blocks.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Austintown-Fitch, their win bumped their record up to an identical 12-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland will square off against Hudson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Hudson likes a good challenge. As for Austintown-Fitch, they will head out on the road to challenge Lake at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lake will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 410th, while Austintown-Fitch is ranked 150th).
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