Basketball Recap: Cleveland Skates Past Mcminn County with Ease

Blue Raiders

Margin (Wins)

02/01/25 vs Baylor	42
02/07/25 @ McMinn County	41
01/31/25 vs Walker Valley	37
11/19/24 @ Baylor	36
01/27/25 @ Walker Valley	35

A well-balanced attack led Cleveland over McMinn County in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Cleveland Blue Raiders blew the McMinn County Cherokees out of the water with a 66-25 final score. The Blue Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Cleveland found their leader in freshman Ariyah Huffman, who went 9 for 15 en route to 22 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ilianis Rodriguez, who posted six points and eight steals.

Cleveland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points over those games. As for McMinn County, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.

Cleveland has already played their next game, an 82-35 defeat against Bradley Central on the 8th. As for McMinn County, they will face off against Alcoa at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.