The Austintown-Fitch Falcons will face off against the Harding Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Austintown-Fitch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Austintown-Fitch came up short against Green and fell 55-43.
Marcel Finkley
| 02/14/25 vs Green | 21 |
| 02/11/25 @ Boardman | 21 |
| 02/04/25 vs Washington | 18 |
| 01/31/25 vs Howland | 24 |
| 01/28/25 vs Boardman | 27 |
Austintown-Fitch's defeat came about despite a quality game from Marcel Finkley, who went 8-for-19 en route to 21 points. Finkley's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Evans, who posted five points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Harding entered their tilt with Chaney on Friday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 62-51 victory over the Cowboys. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Cowboys are ranked 148th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Austintown-Fitch's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Harding, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Austintown-Fitch was taken down by Harding 67-39 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Austintown-Fitch have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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