The Ohio School for the Deaf Spartans won the last time they faced the American School for the Deaf Tigers, and things went their way on Saturday too. Ohio School for the Deaf walked away with a 39-31 win over American School for the Deaf. The victory was all the more spectacular given Ohio School for the Deaf's disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 788th in Ohio, while American School for the Deaf is ranked 32nd in Connecticut).
Ohio School for the Deaf found their leader in underclassman Emily Hibbert, who scored 16 points.
American School for the Deaf's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sully D, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten steals, and K'Marie O who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. D is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight.
Ohio School for the Deaf is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for American School for the Deaf, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Ohio School for the Deaf won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Lexington School for the Deaf on February 18th. Lexington School for the Deaf comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last 14 games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse. As for American School for the Deaf, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Pennsylvania School For The Deaf at 8:30 a.m. on February 18th. Hopefully American School for the Deaf focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 32 on Saturday.
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