The Lyons Lions have 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. Another player making a difference was Zeke Paznokas, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Despite the loss, Dayspring Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Owen Mcclanahan, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Vaniddekinge, who scored four points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Dayspring Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Lyons has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-12 record this season. As for Dayspring Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Lyons won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Dawson School at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. Lyons is coming into the matchup with six straight victories at home, so Dawson School is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Dayspring Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Union Colony Prep at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Dayspring Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
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