It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Model Secondary School for the Deaf Eagles can now relate to. They were dealt a 82-38 loss at the hands of the Clerks on Tuesday. Model Secondary School for the Deaf was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-12.
When it comes to explaining why Model Secondary School for the Deaf lost, one person who can't be blamed is Luke Florio. Despite the final result, he scored 13 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Florio hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Johan Hewapathirana, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Model Secondary School for the Deaf were working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cardozo only posted two assists.
Joell Young was his usual excellent self, scoring 23 points along with five rebounds and four steals for Cardozo. Young has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Darrius Seward, who scored eight points along with 16 rebounds and three blocks.
Model Secondary School for the Deaf are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-12. As for Cardozo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Model Secondary School for the Deaf does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cardozo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Banneker at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cardozo is coming into the match with five straight wins at home, so Banneker will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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