Basketball Game Preview: Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles vs. SkyView Academy Hawks

Dayspring Christian Academy has won three straight games at home, while SkyView Academy has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eagles duke it out with the Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Dayspring Christian Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Clear Creek: they outscored them in every quarter. Dayspring Christian Academy walked away with a 45-35 win over Clear Creek on Thursday.

Dayspring Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Owen Mcclanahan, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 12 points and six rebounds, and Max Krehbiel, who posted ten points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Weigt, who had six points.

Dayspring Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clear Creek only racked up nine assists.

Meanwhile, SkyView Academy humbled Clear Creek with an 82-22 victory. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 24 points or more this season.

SkyView Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.1 points over those games. As for Dayspring Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.

Dayspring Christian Academy took a serious blow against SkyView Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 64-24. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Dayspring Christian Academy was down 41-11.