Preview: Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles vs. Union Colony Prep Timberwolves
The Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Union Colony Prep Timberwolves at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Dayspring Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
Dayspring Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season. They claimed a resounding 57-30 win over Lyons at home. Given Dayspring Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Lyons is ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Faith Hayward and Eboselulu Omofoma were among the main playmakers for Dayspring Christian Academy as the former scored 19 points along with two steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Omofoma has scored at least a third of Dayspring Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Nika Gomez, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-20, which was the final score in Union Colony Prep's tilt against Denver Christian on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Union Colony Prep in their matchups with Denver Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Dayspring Christian Academy pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Union Colony Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything came up roses for Dayspring Christian Academy against Union Colony Prep in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-13 win. Will Dayspring Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Union Colony Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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