The New York School for the Deaf Golden Tornadoes will venture away from home to challenge the Rhode Island School for the Deaf Rhode Island School for the Deaf at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: New York School for the Deaf has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Rhode Island School for the Deaf will arrive with five straight victories.
New York School for the Deaf is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against American School for the Deaf on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New York School for the Deaf was dealt a 52-16 loss at the hands of American School for the Deaf.
Meanwhile, Rhode Island School for the Deaf gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. They escaped with a win against Middlebridge by the margin of a single free throw, 39-38.
Rhode Island School for the Deaf can attribute much of their success to Correy Oliveira, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Howard Valentin, who earned 19 points plus seven rebounds and six steals.
New York School for the Deaf's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Rhode Island School for the Deaf, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
New York School for the Deaf couldn't quite finish off Rhode Island School for the Deaf in their previous matchup back in February and fell 35-33. Can New York School for the Deaf avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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