Preview: Dawson School Mustangs vs. Lyons Lions
The Dawson School Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Lyons Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dawson School is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Dawson School was the victim of a tough 61-37 loss at the hands of Heritage Christian. While losing is never fun, Dawson School can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while Heritage Christian is ranked 61st).
Despite the loss, Dawson School saw an underclassman step up: Isaiah Tu scored seven points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Asa Pressler-Barr, who scored six points.
Lyons has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They strolled past Dayspring Christian Academy with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 65-49. Lyons pushed the score to 57-34 by the end of the third, a deficit Dayspring Christian Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Lyons' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Christiansen, who scored 18 points along with six assists and three steals. Christiansen has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke Paznokas, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Dawson School's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Lyons, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-12 record this season.
Dawson School beat Lyons 53-46 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dawson School since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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