Cleveland Loses Top Five Showdown Against Bearden

Knoxville, TN-(WDEF) In a battle of Class AAA top five teams on Monday night, second ranked Bearden beat fifth ranked Cleveland 93-76.
The Bulldogs pulled away late in the first quarter and never looked back.
Bearden led it 27-13 after the first, and they pushed the lead to 18 at halftime.
Deontae Davis led the Blue Raiders in the loss with 25 points.
It was the Blue Raiders second loss of the season to Bearden.
The Bulldogs also beat Cleveland 63-60 in early December.
Bearden is now 30-1 on the year, while Cleveland stands at 20-4.