The Baylor and Signal Mountain girls soccer teams hosted 6 other teams in the 1st Baylor/ Signal Mtn Soccer Tournament this past weekend.
Teams included: BGA, Hendersonville, Knox Webb, Bearden, Houston, and Ravenwood.
Baylor played Ravenwood and Houston. In the first game on Saturday, Baylor tied Ravenwood 2-2.
Ryleigh Ramey and Ayanna Hamler scored first half goals for Baylor assisted by Lilly Catalanotto and Brylee Faulkner.
Ravenwood scored second half goals in the 52nd and 56th minute to earn the tie.
"I thought this game pushed our players physically and technically," Bayor head coach Curtis Blair said. "I loved our mentality that we thought this game felt like a loss. If you take out 7 minutes from this game and we played really well."
On Sunday, Baylor hosted Houston (Defending AAA State Champs) out of Memphis.
The lone goal of the match was scored by Baylor's Hadley Griffith in the 41st minute assisted by Ayanna Hunter. Baylor held on for the 1-0 win.
"It was a very physical and demanding game," Blair said. "I thought we did a great job of starting the match then also continuing to fight through some fatigue. I was very proud of our players today to get a result against a very good Houston team. They are always a quality side and are always one of the best teams in the state."
Standouts:
Ella Metzner (GK), Zoe Misenhimer, Brylee Faulkner, Grace King, Charlotte Hoss, Reese Rowlett
Baylor 3-0-1