Watch: Top-ranked Garfield rallies from slow start to topple Eastside Catholic, grabs solo Metro League lead

Guards Malia Samuels and Katie Fiso share game-high scoring honors with 23 points apiece in Bulldogs' 88-50 road victory.

SAMMAMISH - Guards Malia Samuels and Katie Fiso scored 23 points apiece, and the No. 1 and defending Class 3A champion Garfield Bulldogs erased a first-half deficit to post an 88-50 Metro League victory over host Eastside Catholic on Saturday night.

Twice, the Crusaders held eight-point advantages in the first half - the last at 23-15 early in the second quarter.

But Garfield closed the final 2:20 of the first half on a 15-2 run, capped by three consecutive Fiso buckets in the final 59 seconds to take a 42-30 halftime lead.

Fiso tallied 18 points in the first half.

Here is a highlight video from the Garfield-Eastside Catholic game:

HIGHLIGHT VIDEO

(Featured photo by Vince Miller)