Dayspring Christian Academy and Haxtun are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles will take on the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Dayspring Christian Academy has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Haxtun will arrive with six straight victories.
Dayspring Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Akron, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Dayspring Christian Academy was ranked 23rd). Dayspring Christian Academy took a hard 32-14 fall against Akron on Friday.
Dayspring Christian Academy might have lost, but man, Elijah Martin was a machine: he rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Martin's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Haxtun's offense rose to the challenge against a Rams defense that boasted an average of only 11.5 points allowed last Friday. Haxtun's defense stepped up to hand Akron a 48-0 shutout. The Fightin' Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 48 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Zach Statz and he. Statz rushed for 106 yards on only seven carries while he rushed for 106 yards on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Haxtun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 404 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Dayspring Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Haxtun, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Martin and Grant Statz. Martin has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages of 152.2 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Statz has averaged 116.3 rushing yards per game this season.
Dayspring Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 48-0 defeat at the hands of Haxtun in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Dayspring Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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