Florida School for the Deaf & Blind is 1-9 against St. Johns Country Day since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Florida School for the Deaf & Blind Dragons will take on the St. Johns Country Day Spartans. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Johns Country Day will be up against a hot Florida School for the Deaf & Blind squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Florida School for the Deaf & Blind claimed a resounding 41-6 win over Alabama School for the Deaf. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 198th in Florida, while the Silent Warriors are ranked 589th in Alabama), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and St. Johns Country Day had no trouble coming through when it counted. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat First Coast Christian 58-29. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
St. Johns Country Day has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.9 points per game. As for Florida School for the Deaf & Blind, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Things could have been worse for Florida School for the Deaf & Blind, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 47-33 loss to St. Johns Country Day in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Johns Country Day's Kendall Proffitt, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten rebounds. Now that Florida School for the Deaf & Blind knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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