Basketball Recap: Garfield Heights Takes a Loss

Garfield Heights suffered their biggest loss since February 3, 2024 on Saturday. They were beaten by the Warrensville Heights Tigers 74-24. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 74-11.

Demarionna Branch continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Warrensville Heights, going 10 of 18 en route to 24 points. Branch has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brie?Anah Hill, who posted six points in addition to 14 rebounds and five assists.

Garfield Heights is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4. As for Warrensville Heights, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Garfield Heights will be playing in front of their home fans against John Marshall at 12:15 p.m. on Monday. John Marshall's defense has only allowed 18.1 points per game this season, so Garfield Heights' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Warrensville Heights, they will venture away from home to take on Lutheran East at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Warrensville Heights' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.