The Dayspring Academy Shires managed to keep up with the Foundation Christian Academy Falcons until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Dayspring Academy ended up on the wrong side of a tough 66-40 walloping at the hands of the Falcons. Dayspring Academy just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row.
Despite the loss, Dayspring Academy still got an impressive performance from John-Michael Martin, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 60% of Dayspring Academy's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Logan Nix went supernova for Foundation Christian Academy, dropping a double-double on 35 points and 15 rebounds. Nix is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 18 every time he's taken the court this season. Mason Moore was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Dayspring Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season. As for Foundation Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-7.
Dayspring Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against the at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Varsity Opponent is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 15-game streak of away losses. As for Foundation Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage Christian Academy is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
