Preview: Air Academy Kadets vs. Mountain Vista Golden Eagles
The Air Academy Kadets will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Air Academy will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak.
Lutheran typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Air Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Lions 59-40. Given Air Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Lutheran is ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Air Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lydia Flowers, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Caitlin Kramer, who scored 19 points along with five assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 50-32 bruising from ThunderRidge. Mountain Vista has not had much luck with ThunderRidge recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Air Academy pushed their record up to 21-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Mountain Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
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