Coolidge had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They breezed by the Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers to the tune of 56-23. The Colts pushed the score to 48-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mighty Hoppers had no chance of recovering from.
Coolidge was led to victory by Josslyn Derricott and Marshea Fisher. Derricott dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds, while Fisher dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Derricott has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 14 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kahmya Dixon, who earned seven points along with three steals.
Coolidge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Georgetown Day's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Coolidge will face off against Georgetown Visitation Prep at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Georgetown Day has already played their next match (against Coolidge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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