The School Without Walls Penguins will venture away from home to take on the Coolidge Colts at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. School Without Walls has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
School Without Walls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Cardozo, who was ranked 20th at the time (School Without Walls was ranked fifth). School Without Walls took their match on Monday with ease, bagging a 60-13 win over Cardozo. The Penguins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 28 points or more this season.
| 01/27/25 @ Cardozo | 10 |
| 01/24/25 vs Bard | 4 |
| 01/22/25 @ Bell | 7 |
| 01/17/25 @ Woodson | 4 |
| 01/15/25 @ Banneker | 2 |
School Without Walls' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Adeline King, who posted eight points in addition to ten steals and six rebounds. King is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Sophie Whitaker, who had 14 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Coolidge has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 28.2 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They lost 82-60 to Riverdale Baptist. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (57), the Colts still had to take the loss.
School Without Walls is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.1 points per game. As for Coolidge, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 22-3 record.
School Without Walls took a serious blow against Coolidge when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 60-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coolidge's Josslyn Derricott, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. Now that School Without Walls knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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