Baylor 68 CCS 60
Baylor two-sport junior standout Riley Oleksik sparked a dominant second quarter run that lasted until the beginning of the fourth quarter in Tuesday's 68-60 home basketball region victory over Chattanooga Christian.
With CCS eighth-grader Aubriyanna Camp putting on a spectacle with 13 of her game-high 37 points in the first quarter, the Lady Red Raiders needed a spark in their Division II-AA East Region battle.
Trailing 15-10 after one quarter, Oleksik scored nine of her team's 24 second-quarter points as Baylor (12-9, 2-0 region) outscored the visitors 43-25 over the next two quarters. Oleksik finished with a team-high 20 points.
The Lady Chargers (14-6, 0-2) fought back from a 14-point deficit make it a five-point game with a minute left. Camp finished 14-of-15 from the charity stripe in the defeat.
Baylor finished the sweep of CCS as the Red Raiders had seven players finish in double figures scoring in a 77-63 win in which Nyziah Whaley led the way with 20 points. Dre Jackson scored 25 for the Chargers.
Riley Oleksik leads all scorers with 20 points
Sloan Watson 12, Bella White 10 and Hadleigh Wharton & Holly Merrit with 9
Baylor record now 13-8 on the year.
Next up for the Baylor girls, a trip to Mountain Brook at 5:30 EST on Saturday
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