After both having extra time off, the Kansas School for the Deaf Jackrabbits and The Daniel Academy Lions will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kansas School for the Deaf will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Independence Home School, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Jackrabbits walked away with a 46-33 victory over the Lions last Wednesday.
Kansas School for the Deaf's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wyatt Goure, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 12 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of EJ Wigley, who posted 14 points and seven boards.
Kansas School for the Deaf was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for The Daniel Academy last Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Veritas Christian out of the water with a 57-17 final score. The Lions pushed the score to 51-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
The Daniel Academy's win came from a few key players Kansas School for the Deaf will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Riley Rose, who shot 4-for-5 from deep and dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Noah Maldinado, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 steals.
The Daniel Academy has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 44 points this season. As for Kansas School for the Deaf, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Kansas School for the Deaf took a serious blow against The Daniel Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2021, falling 69-25. Can the Jackrabbits avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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