Preview: New Mexico School for the Deaf Roadrunners vs. Legacy Academy Silverbacks
New Mexico School for the Deaf is 0-4 against Legacy Academy since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Having just played yesterday, the New Mexico School for the Deaf Roadrunners will get right back to it and host the Legacy Academy Silverbacks at 5:00 p.m. on February 15th. New Mexico School for the Deaf will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New Mexico Rankings (they are ranked 406th, while Legacy Academy is ranked 63rd).
On Wednesday, New Mexico School for the Deaf came up short against Jemez Valley and fell 57-45. New Mexico School for the Deaf has not had much luck with Jemez Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Legacy Academy came tearing into Tuesday's game with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 56-16 victory over Jemez Valley at home. Legacy Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 23 points or more this season.
Legacy Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaevion Scales out in front who scored 13 points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was David Lavery, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
New Mexico School for the Deaf has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-4 record this season. As for Legacy Academy, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
New Mexico School for the Deaf was dealt a bruising 72-6 defeat at the hands of Legacy Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Mexico School for the Deaf was down 44-4.
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