Dayspring Academy is 0-3 against Mount Juliet Christian Academy since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Dayspring Academy Shires will head out on the road to face off against the Mount Juliet Christian Academy Saints at 6:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Dayspring Academy has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Mount Juliet Christian Academy will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Dayspring Academy was beaten by Ezell-Harding Christian 98-49. While losing is never fun, Dayspring Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while Ezell-Harding Christian is ranked 70th).
Dayspring Academy might have lost, but man, John-Michael Martin was a machine: he scored 33 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The game was Martin's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Jackson, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Mount Juliet Christian Academy didn't have too much trouble with Foundation Christian Academy at home on Friday as they won 42-27.
Greeir Goddard-hammond and Jamie Edgerton were among the main playmakers for Mount Juliet Christian Academy as the former scored 8 points along with 9 rebounds and the latter scored 11 points. Goddard-hammond has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Cambell Warren was another key contributor, scoring 9 points.
Foundation Christian Academy's victory bumped their season record to 2-0 while Dayspring Academy's defeat dropped theirs to 2-5.
Dayspring Academy was taken down by Mount Juliet Christian Academy 92-43 in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Can Dayspring Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
