Softball Recap: Air Academy Has No Trouble Against Widefield

Kadets

Margin (Wins)

09/06/25 vs Longmont	15
08/30/25 vs Fountain-Fort Carson	15
09/03/25 @ Lewis-Palmer	11
08/29/25 vs Pueblo East	10
08/30/25 vs Kennedy	9

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Palmer Ridge, Air Academy was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Widefield Gladiators. The Kadets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Bailey Williams made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Williams was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Keira Finkle was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Rideau Dravida was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Air Academy's win bumped their record up to 11-2-1. As for Widefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2-1.

Looking ahead, Air Academy will challenge Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Widefield, they will square off against Rangeview at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Gladiators' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season.