The Elyria Catholic Panthers entered their tilt with the Holy Name Green Wave with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Elyria Catholic strolled past Holy Name with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 66-50. Given Elyria Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while Holy Name is ranked 513th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elyria Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lexi Rodriquez, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rodriquez has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Isabelle Niederst, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Elyria Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Holy Name, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.
Elyria Catholic will be playing at home against North Olmsted at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. North Olmsted is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. As for Holy Name, they will head out on the road to challenge Normandy at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
