The Waynedale Golden Bears will stay at home for another game and welcome the Garfield G-Men at 1:00 p.m. on February 24th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Waynedale put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Beachwood 58-11 at home. Given Waynedale's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Beachwood is ranked 738th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Garfield had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Bristol by a score of 42-32 on Thursday. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, as Garfield did.
Garfield found their leader in underclassman Riley Grace, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Grace has scored all season.
Waynedale has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Garfield, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-18.
Waynedale strolled past Garfield when the teams last played back in March of 2021 by a score of 65-46. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Garfield's Grace Mills, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Waynedale to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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