Basketball Game Preview: New Mexico School for the Deaf Roadrunners vs. Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind Sentinels

The New Mexico School for the Deaf Roadrunners will take on the Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind Sentinels at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

New Mexico School for the Deaf is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They were outmatched by Springer and fell 85-46. The Roadrunners were down 69-37 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

New Mexico School for the Deaf's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyler Todorovic, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, and Santiago Lopez, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 19 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. The contest was Todorovic's sixth in a row with at least ten points.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 84-26, which was the final score in Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind's tilt against The Gregory School on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Sentinels in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost nine in a row.

Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for New Mexico School for the Deaf, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Everything came up roses for New Mexico School for the Deaf against Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-18 win. Will New Mexico School for the Deaf repeat their success, or does Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.