You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Austintown-Fitch Falcons's strategy against the Boardman Spartans on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Austintown-Fitch blew Boardman out of the water with a 61-26 final score. That looming 61-26 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Austintown-Fitch yet this season.
Marcel Finkley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Hill, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Boardman lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Terrell Mcdowell, who scored 11 points. Another player making a difference was Grayson Eicher, who scored five points.
The win makes it two in a row for Austintown-Fitch and bumps their season record up to 9-5. As for Boardman, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Austintown-Fitch will head out on the road to face off against Howland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Howland 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 312th, while Austintown-Fitch is ranked 100th). As for Boardman, they will be playing at home against Harding at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harding and Boardman are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
