Basketball Game Preview: Lexington School for the Deaf Blue Jays vs. Varsity Opponent

By Team Reports Mar 4, 2024, 2:54am

Preview: Lexington School for the Deaf Blue Jays vs. Varsity Opponent

The Lexington School for the Deaf Blue Jays will look to defend their home court on Monday against Varsity Opponent at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Lexington School for the Deaf was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 22-18 to American School for the Deaf. While losing is never fun, Lexington School for the Deaf can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 798th in New York, while American School for the Deaf is ranked 34th in Connecticut).

Despite the loss, Lexington School for the Deaf had strong showings from Skylin Hill, who scored nine points, and Daniela Acosta-Guzman, who scored four points. That was a full 50% of Lexington School for the Deaf's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, Varsity Opponent was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They suffered a tough 54-30 loss at the hands of Mansfield Christian.

Lexington School for the Deaf's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Varsity Opponent, their defeat dropped their record down to 154-514.

Lexington School for the Deaf was dealt a bruising 55-22 defeat at the hands of Varsity Opponent in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can Lexington School for the Deaf avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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