Cleveland has gone a perfect 5-0 against Howard Tech recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cleveland Blue Raiders will look to defend their home court against the Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cleveland has three straight victories, Howard Tech has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Cleveland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Rhea County 78-25 on Monday. The Blue Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 21 points or more this season.
Lauren Hurst
| 02/24/25 vs Rhea County | 31 |
| 02/20/25 @ Walker Valley | 14 |
| 02/04/25 @ Bearden | 15 |
| 02/01/25 vs Baylor | 15 |
| 01/31/25 vs Walker Valley | 21 |
| + 19 more games |
It was another big night for Lauren Hurst, who shot 5-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double with 31 points and 11 rebounds. That's the most points she has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ilianis Rodriguez, who earned ten points along with eight assists and five steals.
Cleveland was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are 19-3 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, Howard Tech lost to East Hamilton on the road by a 53-38 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hustlin' Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd in Tennessee, while the Hurricanes are ranked 166th in Tennessee).
Cleveland's win bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Howard Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything came up roses for Cleveland against Howard Tech in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 78-21 victory. In that matchup, Cleveland amassed a halftime lead of 52-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
