Basketball Recap: Texas School for the Deaf Comes Up Short

Texas School for the Deaf came up into this matchup off a tough 29-point defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Model Secondary School for the Deaf Eagles by a score of 44-42 on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Rangers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.

Leading Model Secondary School for the Deaf to victory were Johan Hewapathirana and Pax Holcomb. Hewapathirana went 6 for 11 on his way to 16 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, while Holcomb went 5 of 9 en route to 15 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Hewapathirana a new career-high in points.

Texas School for the Deaf's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Model Secondary School for the Deaf, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.

Texas School for the Deaf wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 58-37 loss against Veritas Academy on the 21st. Model Secondary School for the Deaf has also already played their next game (against Burke), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.