GARFIELD GRABS ANOTHER CONFERENCE WIN

GARRETTSVILLE OH- The Garrettsville Garfield Lady G-Men went into Tuesday night looking for another conference win. After defeating both The LaBrae Vikings and Campbell-Memorial Red Devils in straight sets earlier in the season, they welcomed in The Champion Flashes Tuesday evening.

The Flashes have started off the season in a big way, sporting a winning record by grabbing early victories against teams such as Mathews and Newton Falls. 

Needing to keep pace with The Crestview Rebels in The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s (MVAC) Gray tier, both teams required an essential conference victory. 

Set 1 was super competitive, however, Garfield showed resilience, coming away victorious 25-23. Keeping the momentum rolling in Set 2, The Lady G-Men rolled to a 9 point victory to take a two sets to none lead over Champion. Fighting for their match lives, The Flashes forced extra points in an pivotal Set 3. Showing high levels of composure in defending home court, The G-Men grabbed the extra point victory, securing the match win in straight sets over The Flashes. 

Staying on par with Crestview, both The Rebels and Lady G-Men are 3-0 in the conference, with neither team dropping a set in The MVAC. 

Garfield (4-1) will stay on the conference slate, hitting the road to Liberty (3-2) in their first matchup this season with The Leopards on Thursday, September 1st. As for Champion (3-2) they will look to bounce back against a competitive Campbell-Memorial Red Devils (2-3)  team, also on September 1st. 

Set Scores

S1: Garfield 25 – 23 Champion

S2: Garfield 25 – 16 Champion

S3: Garfield 27 – 25 Champion

Stats (Garfield)

Madeline Shirkey-27 Assists, 9 Points, 11 Digs.

Gabby Barnard- 11 Kills, 20 Digs.

Kyla Grace- 34 Digs.

Montana McGranahan- 5 Aces, 10 Kills, 18 Digs.

Hannah Kernig- 2 aces, 8 Kills.

Mandy Cardinal- 6 Kills.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell