Austintown-Fitch won the last time they faced Girard, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Austintown-Fitch Falcons had just enough and edged the Girard Indians out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Austintown-Fitch took Girard into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 19-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Austintown-Fitch was led to victory by Isabella Direnzo and Rylie Simons. Direnzo had 25 digs, while Simons had 28 digs and 43 assists. Simons is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 21 or more in the last 32 games she's played dating back to last season.
Austintown-Fitch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Austintown-Fitch's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Girard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Austintown-Fitch will venture away from home to face off against Howland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Girard, they will head out on the road to take on Struthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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