Two dominant forwards in Josslyn Derricott and Ariana Meriedy are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the Coolidge Colts will head out on the road to face off against the Riverdale Baptist Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coolidge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Ballou, who was ranked 16th at the time (Coolidge was ranked first). Coolidge blew past Ballou 57-14 on Wednesday. The Colts pushed the score to 57-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Riverdale Baptist blew past TPLS Christian Academy, posting an 87-50 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Riverdale Baptist's win came from a few key players Coolidge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Za'Hria Higginbotham, who went 9 of 18 en route to 22 points along with seven boards and three steals. Those seven rebounds gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makyiah Ward, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
Riverdale Baptist was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Coolidge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.6 points per game. As for Riverdale Baptist, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
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