The Holy Name Green Wave will square off against the Barberton Magics at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Holy Name and nine for Barberton.
Holy Name is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Elyria Catholic on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Holy Name had to suffer through a 62-32 loss at the hands of Elyria Catholic. The Green Wave were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-9.
Meanwhile, Barberton was beaten by Aurora 54-27 on Saturday. 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 615th, while the Greenmen are ranked 240th).
Barberton's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Holy Name, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Holy Name strolled past Barberton in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 60-45. Does Holy Name have another victory up their sleeve, or will Barberton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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