Basketball Recap: Cleveland Skates Past Baylor with Ease

Blue Raiders

Margin (Wins)

02/01/25 vs Baylor	42
01/31/25 vs Walker Valley	37
11/19/24 @ Baylor	36
01/27/25 @ Walker Valley	35
12/27/24 vs Bartram Trail	32

A well-balanced attack led Cleveland over Baylor in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Cleveland Blue Raiders blew the Baylor Red Raiders out of the water with a 55-13 final score. The Blue Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.

Cleveland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lauren Hurst led the charge by going 6 for 12 on her way to 15 points and three blocks. The game was Hurst's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ilianis Rodriguez, who made all 5 shots she took racking up 13 points and six steals.

Cleveland is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Baylor, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-16.

Cleveland and Baylor could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. Cleveland will face off against Bearden at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 27 places (30 vs. 3). Meanwhile, Baylor (ranked 239th) will meet Webb (ranked second) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.