On Saturday, Maret faced Coolidge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Maret Frogs enjoyed a cozy 65-49 win over the Coolidge Colts. Maret's victory was all the more impressive since the Colts were averaging only 24.67 points allowed on the season.
01/25/25 vs Coolidge | 27 |
01/23/25 vs Connelly School of the Holy Child | 22 |
01/21/25 vs St. Andrew's Episcopal | 17 |
01/18/25 vs Mt. Zion Prep Academy Blue | 21 |
Maret had a senior duo take command as Kennedy Austin went 9 for 14 en route to 27 points along with six rebounds and six steals and London Liley went 9 of 20 on her way to 23 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Austin's afternoon made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Marcus, who posted two points and three steals.
Coolidge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josslyn Derricott, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards, and Kahmya Dixon, who had 16 points and seven rebounds. Those seven boards gave Dixon a new career-high. Jaylyn Derricott was another key player, putting up four points and six rebounds.
Maret has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Coolidge, with the defeat, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-2.
Maret will be playing in front of their home fans against Georgetown Day at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Maret's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Georgetown Day has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Coolidge, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 81-45 win against Jackson-Reed on the 27th.
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