Basketball Game Preview: Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes vs. South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind Hornets

By Team Reports Jan 8, 2025, 4:11am

Basketball Preview: Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes vs. South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind Hornets

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Calhoun Falls Charter is 8-0 against South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind Hornets at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Calhoun Falls Charter has six straight wins, South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind has 16 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Calhoun Falls Charter is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing GREEN Upstate: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Calhoun Falls Charter blew GREEN Upstate out of the water with a 57-13 final score. The Blue Flashes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 34 points or more this season.

Autumn Thomas

Points

01/07/25 vs GREEN Upstate31
12/19/24 vs Greenwood Christian18
12/18/24 @ McCormick32
12/13/24 vs Whitmire29
12/12/24 vs Ninety Six30

It was another big night for Autumn Thomas, who posted 31 points and three steals. The matchup was her seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Alexis Sanders, who put up six points in addition to ten rebounds and three blocks.

Meanwhile, South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind was beaten by Dixie 63-17 back in December of 2024. That's two games in a row now that South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind has lost by exactly 46 points.

Calhoun Falls Charter's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Everything came up roses for Calhoun Falls Charter against South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 78-28 win. In that contest, Calhoun Falls Charter amassed a halftime lead of 38-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.

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