The Air Academy Kadets will venture away from home to challenge the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Air Academy is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Air Academy came up short against Discovery Canyon and fell 67-56. While losing is never fun, the Kadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Thunder are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain hadn't done well against Lewis-Palmer recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Cheyenne Mountain walked away with a 74-64 victory over Lewis-Palmer. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red-Tailed Hawks.
Air Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Air Academy skirted past Cheyenne Mountain 60-58 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Air Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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