The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks (Colorado Springs, CO) and the visiting Air Academy Kadets (US Air Force Academy, CO), observed Cheyenne Mountain's basketball team edge Air Academy by a score of 69-67.

The Red-Tailed Hawks (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs, CO). The Thunder come into the non-league challenge with a 6-3 record.

In their next game, the Kadets battle the Palmer Ridge Bears (Monument, CO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Air Academy will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record.