Basketball Game Preview: Mount Calvary Christian Chargers vs. Dayspring Christian Academy Warriors

Mount Calvary Christian is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Dayspring Christian Academy is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mount Calvary Christian Chargers will host the Dayspring Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Mount Calvary Christian will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 44-point drubbing they dealt Lititz Christian on Friday. Mount Calvary Christian really took it to Lititz Christian for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-18 victory. With the Chargers ahead 42-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

It was another big night for Kylie Masters, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mount Calvary Christian's points. Kathleen Smucker was another key player, putting up seven points and eight rebounds.

Mount Calvary Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dayspring Christian Academy). They came out on top against Christian School of York by a score of 67-56 on Friday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while Christian School of York are ranked 515th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Dayspring Christian Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.4 points per game. As for Mount Calvary Christian, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.

Mount Calvary Christian skirted past Dayspring Christian Academy 68-66 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Does Mount Calvary Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dayspring Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.