Basketball Recap: New Mexico School for the Deaf Comes Up Short

New Mexico School for the Deaf's tournament run continued when they took on Illinois School for the Deaf on Friday. The New Mexico School for the Deaf Roadrunners took a 57-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Illinois School for the Deaf Tigers.

New Mexico School for the Deaf has also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Illinois School for the Deaf, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-8.

Looking ahead, New Mexico School for the Deaf will be playing at home against Des Moines at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Mexico School for the Deaf has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Illinois School for the Deaf, they have already played their next contest, a 62-46 loss against Oklahoma School for the Deaf on the 8th.