After flying high against Crestview last Thursday, Garfield came back down to earth. The Garfield G-Men fell just short of the Brookfield Warriors by a score of 66-63 on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (60), the G-Men still had to take the loss.
| 01/13/25 @ Brookfield | 29 |
| 01/09/25 @ Crestview | 19 |
| 01/06/25 vs Newton Falls | 25 |
| 12/28/24 @ Waterloo | 16 |
| 12/23/24 @ Rootstown | 29 |
Garfield lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Preston Gedeon, who posted 29 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Gedeon's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cade Rock, who scored 12 points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Garfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Brookfield found their leader in freshman Blake Hammond, who went 10 of 22 en route to 30 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hammond has scored all season. Cody Davidson was another key player, going 7 for 11 on his way to 16 points.
The loss snapped Garfield's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-2 record. As for Brookfield, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Garfield will head out on the road to face off against LaBrae at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. LaBrae will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Garfield surely won't give up without a fight. Brookfield has already played their next matchup (against Mathews), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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