Basketball Recap: Coolidge Skates Past Ballou with Ease

Coolidge waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Ballou Knights to the tune of 57-14. With the Colts ahead 42-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Jabria Morgan

Steals

01/29/25 vs Ballou	10
01/28/25 @ Bowie	1
01/24/25 vs MacArthur	5

Coolidge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jabria Morgan, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten steals. With that strong performance, Morgan is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Josslyn Derricott, who posted 18 points.

Coolidge was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.

Coolidge pushed their record up to 22-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 16.8 points per game. As for Ballou, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.

Coolidge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 82-60 defeat against Riverdale Baptist on the 30th. Ballou has also already played their next contest, a 47-29 loss against Roosevelt on the 1st.