Harding and Austintown-Fitch are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Harding Raiders will challenge the Austintown-Fitch Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harding is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Harding is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Washington on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Harding was outmatched by Washington at home and fell 45-14. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Although Harding took the loss, they still got scores from Chaz Coleman and Airiz Coleman Bey.
Even if they lost, Harding's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Deshawn Wynn was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Austintown-Fitch strolled past Boardman with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 45-28. The Falcons pushed the score to 38-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
With the defeat, Harding broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3. As for Austintown-Fitch, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Harding and Austintown-Fitch were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Harding came up empty-handed after a 14-13 loss. Can Harding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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