G-Men
| 02/07/25 vs Brookfield | 91 |
| 02/04/25 vs Crestview | 50 |
| 01/31/25 @ Newton Falls | 49 |
| 01/28/25 vs Liberty | 58 |
| 01/24/25 vs Southeast | 71 |
| + 13 more games |
Garfield has gone a perfect 10-0 against Champion recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 4:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Garfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season.
Garfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Brookfield on Friday as Garfield made off with a 91-68 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the G-Men.
Preston Gedeon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 16 of 28 en route to 40 points and three steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Garfield's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandyn Bogucki, who went 5 for 8 to rack up 13 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Garfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Champion came up short against Newton Falls on Friday and fell 52-40. While losing is never fun, the Golden Flashes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 780th, while the Tigers are ranked 347th).
Garfield pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. As for Champion, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Garfield beat Champion 73-61 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Champion's Marky Nolan, who went 8 of 14 from beyond the arc on his way to 30 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Garfield still be able to contain Nolan? There's only one way to find out.
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