Basketball Game Preview: Rhode Island School for the Deaf vs. Marie Philip Galloping Ghosts

Rhode Island School for the Deaf is 1-9 against Marie Philip since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Rhode Island School for the Deaf will head out on the road to take on the Marie Philip Galloping Ghosts at 3:30 p.m. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.

Rhode Island School for the Deaf easily dispatched Middlebridge last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Rhode Island School for the Deaf fell just short of Highlander Charter by a score of 25-22 on Tuesday. While Rhode Island School for the Deaf didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Highlander Charter 5-0 in the first quarter.

Jaiden Francis was Rhode Island School for the Deaf's leading scorer, having posted ten points. Jinelly De'Jesus held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Mariela Hernandez Ciprian took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.

Meanwhile, Marie Philip was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against British International, falling 31-6. The matchup marked the Galloping Ghosts' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Marie Philip's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Rhode Island School for the Deaf, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

Rhode Island School for the Deaf came up short against Marie Philip in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 24-18. Can Rhode Island School for the Deaf avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.