Basketball Game Preview: Flatirons Academy Bison vs. Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles

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Previous 5 Games

02/04/25 - Home	29-27 W
01/20/24 - Home	37-32 W
01/30/23 - Home	43-29 W
01/21/23 - Away	42-37 W
02/11/21 - Away	52-10 W

Flatirons Academy has gone a perfect 5-0 against Dayspring Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Flatirons Academy Bison will take on the Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles at 2:30 p.m. Flatirons Academy's defense has only allowed 28.2 points per game this season, so Dayspring Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Flatirons Academy's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Heritage Christian offense got past them. Flatirons Academy lost 55-31 to Heritage Christian on Thursday. The Bison's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.

Flatirons Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Annabelle Rakers, who posted 20 points. That was a full 64.5% of Flatirons Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row Rakers has earned more than a third of the team's points.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Thursday. Dayspring Christian Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 26-25 to Gilpin County. Dayspring Christian Academy was up 15-0 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.

This is the second loss in a row for Dayspring Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 10-12. As for Flatirons Academy, their record now sits at 17-5.

Flatirons Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Dayspring Christian Academy in their previous meeting on February 4th, sneaking past 29-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flatirons Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.