Basketball Recap: Rhode Island School for the Deaf Skates Past Grove with Ease

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Rhode Island School for the Deaf on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Grove Hawks out of the water with a 43-15 final score. With Rhode Island School for the Deaf ahead 28-5 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Jaiden Francis

Points

02/17/25 vs Grove	18
02/09/25 vs Katzenbach School for the Deaf	21
02/08/25 vs Delaware School for the Deaf	23

Jaiden Francis was nothing short of spectacular: she almost dropped a triple-double with 18 points, nine boards, and 12 steals. The match was her third in a row with at least 18 points. Jinelly De'Jesus also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Rhode Island School for the Deaf smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Rhode Island School for the Deaf is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.

They will have a chance to go back-to-back against Grove: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on February 24th.