Coolidge has won nine straight games at home, while School Without Walls has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Coolidge Colts will host the School Without Walls Penguins at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Coolidge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Riverdale Baptist, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Coolidge was ranked first). Coolidge came up short against Riverdale Baptist on Thursday, falling 82-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (57), the Colts still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, School Without Walls took their match on Monday with ease, bagging a 60-13 win over Cardozo. The Penguins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 28 points or more this season.
School Without Walls' win came from a few key players Coolidge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Adeline King, who posted eight points in addition to ten steals and six rebounds. King is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Whitaker, who put up 14 points and five boards.
School Without Walls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.1 points per game. As for Coolidge, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 22-3 record.
Everything came up roses for Coolidge against School Without Walls when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-30 victory. Will Coolidge repeat their success, or does School Without Walls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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