Garfield Heights had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Lorain Titans 3-2. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Garfield Heights was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (98-90), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 16-25, 9-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Garfield Heights had a senior duo take command as Amaya Patterson had 17 digs, five kills, three aces, and a block and Malena Pickett had 29 digs and a kill. Those 17 digs set a new season-high mark for Patterson.
Garfield Heights pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lorain, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 12-6 record.
Garfield Heights will square off against Bedford at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lorain, they will take on 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.
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