If the Model Secondary School for the Deaf Eagles were feeling good off their 73-47 takedown of McLean last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Model Secondary School for the Deaf fell 72-60 to Smith Jewish Day School on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Model Secondary School for the Deaf in their matchups with Smith Jewish Day School: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the loss, Model Secondary School for the Deaf still got an impressive performance from Luke Florio, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points and 4 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Florio has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Pax Holcomb, who scored seven points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Model Secondary School for the Deaf's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Smith Jewish Day School, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Model Secondary School for the Deaf will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington Waldorf at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Model Secondary School for the Deaf focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday. Smith Jewish Day School does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
