Boardman is 1-9 against Austintown-Fitch since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Boardman Spartans will challenge the Austintown-Fitch Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Boardman will be strutting in after a win while Austintown-Fitch will be coming in after a loss.
Boardman is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Howland on the road to the tune of 35-7 on Thursday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Tigers are ranked 435th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Austintown-Fitch didn't have quite enough to beat McDowell on Friday and fell 38-35.
Boardman's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-3. As for Austintown-Fitch, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Boardman was taken down by Austintown-Fitch 36-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Boardman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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