Basketball Game Preview: Dayspring Christian Academy Warriors vs. Mount Calvary Christian Chargers

Dayspring Christian Academy is 1-7 against Mount Calvary Christian since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Dayspring Christian Academy Warriors will head out to square off against the Mount Calvary Christian Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Dayspring Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season.

Dayspring Christian Academy will head into Friday's matchup having proved themselves against Christian School of York: Dayspring Christian Academy took a 30-point loss the last time they faced off against Christian School of York, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Dayspring Christian Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-50 victory over Christian School of York on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on three straight.

Gabe Mellinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 21 boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. Preston Kauffman was another key player, putting up 15 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks.

Dayspring Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Mount Calvary Christian's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Dayspring Christian Academy on Friday. Mount Calvary Christian walked away with a 59-47 victory over Lititz Christian. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Chargers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.

Dayspring Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Mount Calvary Christian, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.

Dayspring Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Mount Calvary Christian in their previous matchup on Tuesday, winning 61-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dayspring Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.