If Howland was riding high fresh off their 61-38 takedown of McKinley last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Howland Tigers came up short against the Austintown-Fitch Falcons on Friday, falling 60-40. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 64-49 back in January.
| 01/31/25 @ Austintown-Fitch | 8 |
| 11/27/24 @ Lakeview | 7 |
| 12/30/24 @ Hubbard | 6 |
| 01/29/25 vs McKinley | 6 |
| 12/07/24 vs Mercyhurst Prep | 5 |
Howland lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Darren Douglas, who posted ten points and eight boards. Those eight rebounds gave Douglas a new career-high. Steven Bubon was another key player, putting up nine points.
Marcel Finkley was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 16 on his way to 24 points for Austintown-Fitch. Finkley also posted a block, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ej Giles, who earned ten points and six boards.
Howland has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Austintown-Fitch, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-10.
When Howland and Austintown-Fitch next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Howland will square off against Boardman and their three-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Austintown-Fitch will try to stop Washington's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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