The Dayspring Christian Academy Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the Merino Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Dayspring Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Sedgwick County, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Dayspring Christian Academy was ranked 20th). Dayspring Christian Academy came up short against Sedgwick County on Saturday, falling 46-23.
Despite the defeat, Dayspring Christian Academy got top-tier performance from Elijah Martin, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown. Martin showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 57 yards.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, Merino finally came back down to earth on Friday. They were dealt a 70-6 loss at the hands of Haxtun.
Dayspring Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Merino, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Dayspring Christian Academy came up short against Merino in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 34-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Merino's Coen Schmidt, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Now that Dayspring Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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