Recap: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Taft Toreadors
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost against the Taft Toreadors back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Cleveland took a 46-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Taft. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cleveland in their matchups with Taft: they've now lost eight in a row.
Cleveland lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gabriella Calderon, who scored 18 points along with two steals. That was a full 47.4% of Cleveland's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylee Miles, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Cleveland's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Taft, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-9.
Cleveland will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Granada Hills Charter at 4:00 p.m. on January 17th. As for Taft, they will be playing at home against Birmingham at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
