With a playoff game on the line, Austintown-Fitch rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Steele Comets , sneaking past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Austintown-Fitch had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 13-25, 25-12, 25-20, 15-12.
Isabella Direnzo went supernova for Austintown-Fitch, getting 25 digs. Direnzo is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last six games she's played.
Austintown-Fitch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Steele only served nine.
When it comes to explaining why Steele lost, don't look at Roxy Trunzo. Despite the final result, she had 26 digs.
Austintown-Fitch's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Steele, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-12 record.
Austintown-Fitch will square off against Wooster at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wooster will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Austintown-Fitch surely won't give up without a fight. Steele does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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