If Baylor was feeling good fresh off their 81-41 takedown of Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Regional on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Red Raiders were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 67-66 to the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fighting Irish this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 71-68 back in January.
Knoxville Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Travis Martin led the charge by dropping a double-double with 14 points and 12 assists. Those 12 assists gave Martin a new career-high. Cade Murphy was another key player, shooting 82% from the field to rack up 21 points.
Baylor has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-9 record this season. As for Knoxville Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-5.
Baylor has already played their next contest (against Chattanooga Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Knoxville Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 68-43 win against Wesley Christian on the 13th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
