The matchup between Dayspring Christian Academy and Holly on Saturday hardly resembled the 19-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles put the hurt on the Holly Wildcats with a sharp 40-20 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Elijah Martin had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 269 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Coleman, who threw for 71 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes.
Dayspring Christian Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hawkins Flanagan and Luke Martin. Flanagan also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Another thorn in Holly's side was Gracen Bryant, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dayspring Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 409 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holly only rushed for 216.
Drayden McCray and Jessie Pizarro certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. McCray gained 113 total yards and a touchdown, while Pizarro rushed for 59 yards. McCray also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Dayspring Christian Academy's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Dayspring Christian Academy will challenge Hayden at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Holly, they will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Custer County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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