Basketball Game Preview: North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators vs. Phoenix Day School for the Deaf Roadrunners

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Previous Games

01/10/25 - Home	54-20 W
11/29/23 - Away	44-16 W
11/30/22 - Home	32-18 W
01/18/22 - Home	51-21 W
12/05/19 - Home	65-54 W
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North Phoenix Preparatory Academy has gone 9-0 against Phoenix Day School for the Deaf recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators will challenge the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf Roadrunners at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

On Tuesday, North Phoenix Preparatory Academy was beaten by Tempe Prep 63-35. The Gladiators have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Phoenix Day School for the Deaf was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a blow against Antelope, falling 61-28. The Roadrunners were down 53-21 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

North Phoenix Preparatory Academy will need focus on slowing down Donovan Etheridge, one of several Phoenix Day School for the Deaf players who made an impact when they last played. He posted five points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of David Garcia, who put up eight points.

Phoenix Day School for the Deaf's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.

Everything came up roses for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy against Phoenix Day School for the Deaf when the teams last played on Friday, as the squad secured a 54-20 win. In that match, North Phoenix Preparatory Academy amassed a halftime lead of 30-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.