Garfield Heights waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Maple Heights Mustangs , sneaking past 3-2. 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 21-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-14, 15-8.
Garfield Heights had a senior duo take command as Amaya Patterson had 12 digs, nine aces, and eight kills and Malena Pickett had 36 digs, three aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Patterson has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Tishara Hollon, who had ten kills and seven digs.
Garfield Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive matches.
Garfield Heights pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Maple Heights, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Garfield Heights didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Warrensville Heights on the 1st. Maple Heights has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Bedford on the 1st.
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