FITCH BATTLES BACK TO FIGHT OFF IRISH

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- In a back and forth affair which saw both teams exchange baskets during the First Quarter and into Halftime with Ursuline taking a 40-39 lead.

The Third Quarter saw Ursuline further their lead only to see the Falcons battle back to get within 4 (58-54).

In the Fourth Quarter, the Falcons grabbed the lead for good by outscoring the Irish 24-8. The Falcons had tremendous balanced scoring with Todd Simons scoring 29, Devin Sherwood with 17, Kris Brown with 15, Nate Leskovac with 11, Trae Wilks with 4 and Brian Ferguson with 2.

Ursuline senior, Vince Armeni would lead the Irish with 16, while Tyler Peck had 14.

The Falcons improve to 4-3 with their next game on Friday, January 3rd at Alliance.

*Story contributions from Brian Beany and austintownathletics.com

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