Basketball Game Preview: Phoenix Day School for the Deaf Roadrunners vs. Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind Sentinels

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Previous Games

12/13/24 - Neutral	39-32 W
12/07/24 - Home	46-47 L
01/27/24 - Home	41-20 W
12/16/23 - Away	38-33 W
12/08/23 - Away	46-39 W
+ 5 more games

Phoenix Day School for the Deaf is 8-2 against Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind since December of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Phoenix Day School for the Deaf Roadrunners will venture away from home to take on the Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind Sentinels at 5:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Phoenix Day School for the Deaf and five for Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind.

Phoenix Day School for the Deaf is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against North Phoenix Preparatory Academy on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Phoenix Day School for the Deaf came up short against North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, falling 51-27. The Roadrunners were down 38-18 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

The losing side was boosted by Franchesco Yesuf, who posted 12 points. That was a full 44.4% of Phoenix Day School for the Deaf's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-36, which was the final score in Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind's tilt against Lourdes Catholic on Thursday.

Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Phoenix Day School for the Deaf, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

Phoenix Day School for the Deaf was able to grind out a solid win over Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 39-32. Will Phoenix Day 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.