Dayspring Christian Academy has gone 4-0 against Hayden recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles will head out to take on the Hayden Tigers at 1:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, everything went Dayspring Christian Academy's way against Holly as Dayspring Christian Academy made off with a 40-20 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Elijah Martin had a dynamite game for Dayspring Christian Academy, rushing for 269 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total 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.
Meanwhile, Hayden was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Sargent 58-22 on the road.
Hayden's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joe Harris led the charge by picking up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Harris also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass. Carson Campbell also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Dayspring Christian Academy's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Hayden, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Dayspring Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Hayden in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 40-28. Does Dayspring Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hayden turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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