On Friday, Ron Brown faced Coolidge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ron Brown Monarchs were dealt a 72-29 defeat at the hands of the Coolidge Colts. The match marked the Monarchs 's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Several Monarchs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tariq Brown, who posted five points and six rebounds. Lenoxx Walker was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Coolidge found their leader in freshman Derrick Washington Jr., who went 7 for 8 en route to 17 points in addition to six assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Washington Jr. a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Hajairu Marchant, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Ron Brown and nudges their season record down to 10-9. As for Coolidge, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Ron Brown has already played their next game, a 65-14 loss against Jackson-Reed on the 24th. As for Coolidge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 79-22 victory against Anacostia on the 22nd.
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