On Saturday, Coolidge faced Maret in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Coolidge Colts received a blow as they fell 65-49 to the Maret Frogs. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Colts, who until this game were averaging 24.67 points allowed.
Kahmya Dixon
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Coolidge's loss came despite strong showings from Josslyn Derricott and Kahmya Dixon. Derricott dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards, while Dixon posted 16 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Dixon a new career-high in rebounds. Jaylyn Derricott was another key player, putting up four points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Coolidge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Maret was led to victory by Kennedy Austin and London Liley. Austin went 9 for 14 en route to 27 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals, while Liley went 9 of 20 on her way to 23 points along with seven boards and five assists. With that strong performance, Liley is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Marcus, who had two points and three steals.
Coolidge's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-2. As for Maret, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Coolidge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 81-45 victory against Jackson-Reed on the 27th. As for Maret, they will take on Georgetown Day at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Maret's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
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