The Fitch Falcons will challenge the Hillhouse Academics at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Fitch saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 41-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Norwich Free Academy. The matchup marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Synaa Waters, who posted 13 points. That was a full 43.3% of Fitch's points, marking the fourth time in a row Waters has had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ada Ellis, who earned eight points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Hillhouse's good fortune finally ran out last Wednesday. They were beaten by Amity Regional 62-32. While losing is never fun, the Academics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th in Connecticut, while the Spartans are ranked 30th in Connecticut).
Hillhouse's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Fitch, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season.
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