Grandview Heights ended a five-game losing streak Friday, Oct. 9, beating Grove City Christian 21-14 on the road in a non-conference game.

The Bobcats improved to 3-5 on the season. It was their first victory since a 53-0 rout of Whetstone on Aug. 28.

Grandview Heights had dropped five straight since that early-season blowout. The losses came against Northridge (49-14 on Sept. 4), Bexley (14-3 on Sept. 10), Fort Frye (54-24 on Sept. 18), Linden-McKinley (46-7 on Sept. 25) and Worthington Christian (40-14 on Oct. 2). The Bobcats were outscored 203-62 during the slide, allowing more than 40 points per game.

Grandview Heights held Grove City Christian to 14 points, tied for the fewest it had allowed since shutting out Whetstone on Aug. 28. The Bobcats had surrendered an average of 40.6 points during their losing streak.

Grove City Christian entered the matchup at 3-4, according to a game-day announcement from the Grandview Heights Athletic Department. The Eagles had rattled off three straight shutouts over Bishop Rosecrans (49-0), Miller (38-0) and Millersport (42-0) before dropping a 19-16 contest to Berne Union on Oct. 2, per MaxPreps. Grove City Christian fell to 3-5 with the loss to the Bobcats.

Through eight games, Grandview Heights has scored 162 points and allowed 235, according to the team's MaxPreps schedule page. The Bobcats sit 0-2 in conference play through eight games.

The Bobcats opened the season 2-0 with wins over Centennial (26-18 on Aug. 21) and Whetstone.

Two regular-season games remain. Grandview Heights travels to Valley in Lucasville on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. Valley carries a 5-3 record and routed Oak Hill 58-8 in its most recent outing. The Bobcats close the regular season at home against Mifflin on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.