Preview: South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind Hornets vs. Thornwell Saints
The South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Thornwell Saints at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 21 consecutive losses dating back to last season for South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind and 11 for the Saints.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-27, which was the final score in South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind's tilt against the Chiefs on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Chiefs are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, Thornwell took a serious blow against the Blue Flashes on Friday, falling 85-20. That's two games in a row now that Thornwell has lost by exactly 65 points.
South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind's loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 17.4 points per game. As for Thornwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
