Austintown-Fitch lost against McDowell back in October of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Austintown-Fitch Falcons fell just short of the McDowell Trojans by a score of 38-35. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 63rd in Ohio, while the Trojans are ranked 16th in Pennsylvania).
It was another big night for Blayze Myers, who threw for 400 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown for McDowell. Those 90 rushing yards gave Myers a new career-high. Kayden Dodds was Myers' top target, picking up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Austintown-Fitch's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for McDowell, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Austintown-Fitch will take on Boardman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Austintown-Fitch will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for McDowell, they will square off against Steubenville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Steubenville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
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