The Barberton Magics will venture away from home to take on the Holy Name Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Barberton has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 14.
Barberton is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Copley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Barberton was beaten by Copley 49-22. While losing is never fun, the Magics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 631st, while the Indians are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Holy Name came up short against Lake Catholic on Monday and fell 43-36. The defeat continues a trend for the Green Wave in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Holy Name now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Barberton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Barberton ended up a good deal behind Holy Name in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, losing 60-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holy Name's Claire Coljohn, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Barberton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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