The Austintown-Fitch Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Kenston Bombers at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Austintown-Fitch will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Canfield, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Falcons' defense stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win was all the more spectacular given Austintown-Fitch's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 325th, while Canfield are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Kenston made sure to put some goals up on the board against North on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Rangers. With Kenston ahead 5-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Austintown-Fitch's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-8-1. As for Kenston, their record is now 8-4-2.
Austintown-Fitch might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Kenston in their previous meeting back in September of 2020. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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