The Harrisburg Academy Spartans will face off against the Dayspring Christian Academy Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harrisburg Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Harrisburg Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against New Covenant Christian on Friday, falling 85-60. The match was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Spartans struggled afterwards.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Dayspring Christian Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 61-52 victory over Mount Calvary Christian. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their 25-point performance the contest before.
Harrisburg Academy better focus on containing Gabe Mellinger and Noah Huxta as the pair were huge in Dayspring Christian Academy's win. Mellinger dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards, while Huxta dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mellinger has scored at least a third of Dayspring Christian Academy's points. Preston Kauffman was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to eight boards and three blocks.
Dayspring Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Harrisburg Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Harrisburg Academy was dealt a bruising 66-28 defeat at the hands of Dayspring Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Harrisburg Academy was down 46-16.
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