The California School for the Deaf Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the Alabama School for the Deaf Silent Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on October 21st. California School for the Deaf knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Alabama School for the Deaf likes a good challenge.
Even though Calistoga scored an imposing 36 points on Thursday, California School for the Deaf still came out on top. California School for the Deaf enjoyed a cozy 52-36 victory over Calistoga. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but California School for the Deaf was the better team in the second half.
Irving Senegal continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 273 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry. Senegal was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Shupe, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Meanwhile, Alabama School for the Deaf is ranked highly in their home state, and two weeks ago they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Florida School for the Deaf & Blind. Alabama School for the Deaf's rough 40-20 defeat to Florida School for the Deaf & Blind might stick with them for a while. Alabama School for the Deaf has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
California School for the Deaf's win was their fifth straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 6-1. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-6 Elsie Allen and 1-4 Harker (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 36.4% over those games). As for Alabama School for the Deaf, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
