Basketball Game Recap: Holy Name Green Wave vs. Valley Forge Patriots

By Team Reports Jan 8, 2024, 9:10am

Recap: Holy Name Green Wave vs. Valley Forge Patriots

The Holy Name Green Wave won the last time they faced the Valley Forge Patriots, and things went their way on Saturday too. Holy Name came out on top against Valley Forge by a score of 56-43. The win made it back-to-back wins for Holy Name.

Holy Name found their leader in underclassman Claire Coljohn, who scored 28 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Coljohn has scored at least 25% of Holy Name's points. Another player making a difference was Maryelise Rispoli, who scored eight points along with four steals.

Holy Name is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Valley Forge, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Holy Name will head out on the road to face off against Lakewood at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Valley Forge, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Buckeye at 7:00 p.m.