After flying high against Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering last Friday, Anacostia came back down to earth. The Anacostia Indians took a blow against the Coolidge Colts on Wednesday, falling 63-27. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Colts: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Anacostia still got an impressive performance from Nayjah Duvall, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Duvall has become a key player for Anacostia: the team is 5-1 when she posts at least ten boards, but 2-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ta'Shaun Robinson, who posted eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Coolidge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josslyn Derricott, who put up 14 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kahmya Dixon, who scored 13 points and five steals.
Anacostia's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10. As for Coolidge, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Anacostia will take on McKinley Tech at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Coolidge, they will challenge MacArthur at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Coolidge's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while MacArthur has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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