Garfield Heights entered their tilt with Bedford on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Bedford Bearcats. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Garfield Heights was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 15-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Leading Garfield Heights to victory were Malena Pickett and Amaya Patterson. Pickett had 44 digs and two kills, while Patterson had 20 digs, eight kills, and 23 assists. Patterson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tishara Hollon, who had 13 digs and six kills.
Garfield Heights' win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for Bedford, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9.
Garfield Heights will challenge Cleveland Heights at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Bedford, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats faces off against Warrensville Heights at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bedford is facing Warrensville Heights at the right time seeing as Warrensville Heights is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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