Cleveland Heights has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Garfield Heights Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2020, but likely not for long.
Last Monday, Cleveland Heights got the win against Harvey by a conclusive 3-0.
Cleveland Heights was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Garfield Heights had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They skirted past the Titans 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (98-90) Garfield Heights actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-18, 16-25, 9-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Garfield Heights had a senior duo take command as Amaya Patterson had 17 digs, five kills, three aces, and a block and Malena Pickett had 29 digs and a kill. Those 17 digs set a new season-high mark for Patterson.
Cleveland Heights has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Garfield Heights, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Cleveland Heights came out on top in a nail-biter against Garfield Heights when the teams last played back in October of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Will Cleveland Heights repeat their success, or does Garfield Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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