On Monday, the Illinois School for the Deaf Tigers were beaten by the Calvary Saints 90-40. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 656th, while the Saints are ranked 223rd).
Luke Blackford was his usual excellent self, on his way to 29 points and five boards for Calvary. Blackford's big performance that evening made it 23 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Antione Hunter, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Illinois School for the Deaf's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Calvary, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
Illinois School for the Deaf does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Calvary, they will challenge South County at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Calvary is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.7 points per game this season.
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