The Lake Blue Streaks will play host again and welcome the Austintown-Fitch Falcons, where tip off is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lake will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 410th, while Austintown-Fitch is ranked 150th).
Lake scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They walked away with a 76-65 win over Washington. The team's offensive explosion also rewarded Lake with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Austintown-Fitch came up short against Harding on Friday and fell 51-41.
Despite the loss, Austintown-Fitch had strong showings from Allen Hill jr, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, and Marcel Finkley, who scored 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deshawn Vaughn, who scored three points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Lake's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-16. As for Austintown-Fitch, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
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