The Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles were the 52-42 winner over the Dawson School Mustangs when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Dayspring Christian Academy was dealt a 64-22 defeat at the hands of Dawson School on Thursday. Dayspring Christian Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-11.
When it comes to explaining why Dayspring Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Hudson Weigt. Despite the final result, he scored 13 points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dayspring Christian Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Dawson School racked up 13 assists.
Jackson Parker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Dawson School, shooting 4-for-9 from downtown and almost dropping a double-double on 36 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Parker has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Peter Ernst, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Dayspring Christian Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Dawson School, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dayspring Christian Academy will face off against Kiowa at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Dayspring Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Thursday. As for Dawson School, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Estes Park at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. One thing working in Estes Park's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.
