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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