Undefined variable in Laravel 8 project (php 7.4)

PHP Snippet 1:

public function getPatrols($competitionsId)
{
    if ($this->request->get('patrol_type') == 'finals'):
        return PatrolFinals::where('competitions_id', $competitionsId)->orderBy('sortorder')->get();
    endif;
    
    if ($this->request->get('patrol_type') == 'distinguish'):
        return PatrolDistinguish::where('competitions_id', $competitionsId)->orderBy('sortorder')->get();
    endif;

    return Patrol::where('competitions_id', $competitionsId)->orderBy('sortorder')->get();
}