Basketball Preview: Maryland School for the Deaf Orioles vs. McConnellsburg Spartans
The Maryland School for the Deaf Orioles will challenge the McConnellsburg Spartans at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Maryland School for the Deaf will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Covenant Life, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Maryland School for the Deaf took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 68-32 win over Covenant Life. That's two games straight that the Orioles have won by exactly 36 points.
Meanwhile, McConnellsburg had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They claimed a resounding 66-10 victory over Cumberland Valley Christian. With the Spartans ahead 34-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
McConnellsburg got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brayden Ramsey out in front who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Ramsey is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted three or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Hoyt Glenn was another key player, earning ten points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Things could have been worse for Maryland School for the Deaf, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-44 loss to McConnellsburg when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Maryland School for the Deaf avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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