Basketball Recap: Four Straight Home Victories for Garfield Heights

Garfield Heights won the last time they faced Shaw and things went their way on Saturday too. The Garfield Heights Bulldogs walked away with a 53-44 win over the Shaw Cardinals. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Shaw's loss came despite strong showings from Kyra Smith-Goard and Serenity Kent-Cox. Smith-Goard posted 12 points, while Kent-Cox had 13 points. Those 13 points gave Kent-Cox a new career-high.

Bulldogs

Previous 4 Games (Home)

12/14/24 vs Shaw	53-44
12/11/24 vs North	70-30
11/27/24 vs Maple Heights	40-38
11/22/24 vs Varsity Opponent	0-0

Garfield Heights' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Shaw, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Garfield Heights is taking a road trip to face off against Ravenna at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Shaw, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Shaw Cardinals take on the St. Martin de Porres Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shaw is facing St. Martin de Porres at the right time seeing as St. Martin de Porres is stuck on a five-game losing streak.