Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind hasn't had much luck against San Simon recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind Sentinels just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the San Simon Longhorns at 5:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lourdes Catholic, posting a 40-12 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Sentinels as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, San Simon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the Vipers 46-4. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Longhorns this season.
Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind better focus on containing Hollie Keil and Bryleigh Sloan as the pair were huge in San Simon's win. Keil posted ten points and seven steals, while Sloan went 5 of 9 on her way to 10 points and three steals. Sloan is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 17 games she's played. Betsabe Castellanos was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
San Simon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
San Simon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.4 points per game. As for Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind, their victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-14.
Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind was taken down by San Simon 50-18 in their previous matchup back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind was down 30-7.
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