With a playoff game on the line, the Austintown-Fitch Falcons rose to the challenge on Saturday. They snuck past the Warriors with a 74-69 victory. Austintown-Fitch's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Austintown-Fitch was led to victory by Deshawn Vaughn and Marcel Finkley. Vaughn scored 24 points along with six assists, while Finkley scored 30 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Finkley has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Owens, who scored 11 points.
Austintown-Fitch's victory bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Walsh Jesuit, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Austintown-Fitch will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Elyria at 7:00 p.m. Elyria will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Austintown-Fitch surely won't give up without a fight. Walsh Jesuit does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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