Garfield was the 52-42 winner over Newton Falls when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Garfield G-Men fell 61-49 to the Newton Falls Tigers on Friday.
| 01/31/25 @ Newton Falls | 27 |
| 01/28/25 vs Liberty | 32 |
| 01/24/25 vs Southeast | 24 |
| 01/18/25 @ Crestwood | 17 |
Despite the loss, Garfield still got an impressive performance from Preston Gedeon, who went 10 for 20 on his way to 27 points. The contest was Gedeon's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Nick Edic, who posted seven points and eight rebounds.
Leading Newton Falls to victory were Landon McGregor and Phil Davis. McGregor went 9 of 16 en route to 22 points in addition to eight boards and five assists, while Davis went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Davis is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. Travis Tursack was another key player, putting up six points.
Garfield's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Newton Falls, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Garfield has already played their next game (against Crestview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Newton Falls will head out on the road to take on Brookfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton Falls is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.
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