Basketball Game Preview: Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals vs. Holy Name Green Wave

The Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals will face off against the Holy Name Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Holy Name has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.

Last Tuesday, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy escaped with a win against St. Vincent-St. Mary by the margin of a single free throw, 66-65. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Royals' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 37th).

Meanwhile, Holy Name played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Archbishop Hoban and fell 95-44. The contest marked the Green Wave's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points per game. As for Holy Name, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Holy Name when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 61-59. Will Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Holy Name have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.