Basketball Recap: Joey Stanton's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mount Airy Christian Academy over Maryland School for the Deaf

Mount Airy Christian Academy played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Maryland School for the Deaf Orioles, falling 74-52. While losing is never fun, Mount Airy Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while Maryland School for the Deaf is ranked 48th).

Mount Airy Christian Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joey Stanton, who posted 18 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 34.6% of Mount Airy Christian Academy's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Brewer, who earned 19 points.

Mount Airy Christian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Maryland School for the Deaf, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 18-0.

Mount Airy Christian Academy has already played their next contest, a 67-47 loss against Living Grace Christian on the 31st. As for Maryland School for the Deaf, they will head out to face off against Model Secondary School for the Deaf at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.