The Coolidge Yellowjackets are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against the Frost Polar Bears at 12:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, Coolidge ended up a good deal behind Milford and lost 52-33. The Yellowjackets have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Frost). They really took it to McGregor for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-24 victory. The Polar Bears pushed the score to 53-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Brenda Manrriquez, who posted 25 points along with eight steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 18 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynna Banks, who earned seven points along with nine rebounds and five assists.
Frost smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The win got Frost back to even at 2-2. As for Coolidge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coolidge took a serious blow against Frost when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 55-17. Can Coolidge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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