After flying high against Shaw last Tuesday, Lorain came back down to earth. The Lorain Titans fell just short of the Garfield Heights Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Titans' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Lorain actually scored more points across those five sets (98-90), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 16-25, 9-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Leading Garfield Heights to victory were Amaya Patterson and Malena Pickett. Patterson had 17 digs, five kills, three aces, and a block, while Pickett had 29 digs and a kill. Patterson is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Lorain's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for Garfield Heights, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lorain will head out to square off against Warrensville Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lorain is facing Warrensville Heights at the right time seeing as Warrensville Heights is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Garfield Heights, they will welcome Bedford at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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