The Coolidge Colts will head out to square off against the Eastern Ramblers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Coolidge will be strutting in after a win while Eastern will be coming in after a loss.
Coolidge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Roosevelt, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Coolidge was ranked tenth). Coolidge walked away with a 28-21 victory over Roosevelt two weeks ago. The win was nothing new for the Colts as they're now sitting on three straight.
It was another big night for Aleem Moore, who threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. 141 of Moore's passing yards were hauled in by Jhalil Anderson.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Coolidge's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Aujaevon Toland with two. Another thorn in Roosevelt's side was John Lafontant, who made 23 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Eastern entered their contest against Dunbar on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Eastern fell just short of Dunbar by a score of 28-26. The Ramblers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Eastern got top-tier performance from Daquan Ginyard, who rushed for 217 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Ginyard's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 145 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Eastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Eastern's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Coolidge, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Coolidge came up short against Eastern when the teams last played back in October, falling 34-27. Can Coolidge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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