Basketball Game Preview: Florida School for the Deaf & Blind Dragons vs. Interlachen Rams

Florida School for the Deaf & Blind hasn't had much luck against Interlachen recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The two teams will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Florida School for the Deaf & Blind is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 69-41 loss at the hands of Halifax Academy.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 20-20 at halftime, Interlachen was not quite Menendez's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 54-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rams came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Falcons are ranked 610th).

Florida School for the Deaf & Blind will need focus on slowing down Kaleb McKinnon, one of several Interlachen players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Kemontae Nixon, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Even though they lost, Interlachen smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 35 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Interlachen's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Florida School for the Deaf & Blind, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.

Florida School for the Deaf & Blind was dealt a bruising 61-10 defeat at the hands of Interlachen in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Florida School for the Deaf & Blind was down 49-5.