The Coolidge Colts will head out to challenge the Eastern Ramblers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Coolidge will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Coolidge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Roosevelt, who was ranked 13th at the time (Coolidge was ranked ninth). The Colts walked away with a 9-0 win over the Roughriders last Saturday. The Colts' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three games.
Coolidge found their leader in sophomore Jason Battle, who rushed for 110 yards and one score.
Coolidge's run defense was locked in: Roosevelt could only muster 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Kesean Mason for the heroic effort on defense: he. Coolidge didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.2.
Meanwhile, Eastern entered their contest against Dunbar on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Ramblers came up short against the Crimson Tide, falling 42-21.
Coolidge will have to contain William Simmons as he made an impact in Eastern's last game. He rushed for 115 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Eastern's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 8-2. As for Coolidge, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Coolidge couldn't quite finish off Eastern when the teams last played back in October and fell 23-20. Can the Colts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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