Basketball Recap: Taryn Schlim Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Caprock Academy

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/14/24 vs Ouray	31
01/31/25 vs Vail Christian	30
02/21/25 vs Caprock Academy	24
02/07/25 @ North Park	24
12/07/24 vs Soroco	21

There's no place like home for Hayden, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past the Caprock Academy Eagles 44-20 on Friday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hayden to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taryn Schlim, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. Schlim has become a key player for Hayden: the team is 8-3 when she posts at least ten rebounds, but 1-4 otherwise. Ella Harris was another key player, putting up nine points.

Hayden smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Despite the defeat, Caprock Academy had strong showings from Taylor Phillips, who posted six points along with five boards and four steals, and Rachel Bogan, who had seven points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds. That was a full 35% of Caprock Academy's points, marking the third time in a row Bogan has put up more than a third of the team's points.

Hayden is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Caprock Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-16.

Hayden has already played their next contest, a 50-15 loss against West Grand on the 22nd. As for Caprock Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 37-24 win against Vail Christian on the 22nd.