The Garfield G-Men will square off against the Streetsboro Rockets at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, Garfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Champion, taking the game 3-1.
Garfield was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 27-25, 25-18.
Garfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Streetsboro sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Cloverleaf on Tuesday.
Streetsboro took Cloverleaf into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Garfield's record now sits at 11-2. As for Streetsboro, their record is now 6-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Garfield has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Streetsboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Garfield came up short against Streetsboro in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Garfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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