Basketball Preview: Alabama School for the Deaf Silent Warriors vs. Winterboro Bulldogs
Alabama School for the Deaf is 0-10 against the Bulldogs since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Alabama School for the Deaf Silent Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Winterboro Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Alabama 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 Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 605th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 162nd).
Last Thursday, Alabama School for the Deaf was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 39-35 to the Wolves. Alabama School for the Deaf has struggled against the Wolves recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Winterboro pushed their score all the way to 59 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Glencoe by a score of 61-59. Winterboro has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Alabama School for the Deaf dropped their record down to 7-17 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Winterboro, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
Alabama School for the Deaf was dealt a bruising 73-3 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Winterboro's Katelyn Brown, who almost dropped a triple-double on 14 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. Now that Alabama School for the Deaf knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
