Atlanta Area School for the Deaf is 0-4 against the Cougars since November of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Atlanta Area School for the Deaf Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cottage Cougars at 4:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Atlanta Area School for the Deaf has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while the Cougars will arrive with seven straight victories.
Last Thursday, things could have been worse for Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-18 loss to the Hawks. Atlanta Area School for the Deaf was down 31-8 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Cottage was able to grind out a solid win over the Rams on Wednesday, taking the game 40-27.
Alyssa Briggs continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. She hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 13 straight games. Another player making a difference was Finley Love, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Cottage, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf might still be hurting after the 46-20 loss they got from the Cougars in their previous matchup last Tuesday. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Atlanta Area School for the Deaf was down 33-4.
