The Elyria Catholic Panthers will take on the Holy Name Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Elyria Catholic and ten for Holy Name dating back to last season.
Elyria Catholic is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Padua Franciscan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Elyria Catholic was beaten by Padua Franciscan 83-49. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-23.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 87-56, which was the final score in Holy Name's tilt against Lutheran West on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Longhorns are ranked 28th).
Elyria Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Holy Name, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Elyria Catholic and Holy Name were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but Elyria Catholic came up empty-handed after a 70-69 defeat. Can Elyria Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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