Air Academy's contest on Saturday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against the Liberty Lancers as they made off with a 24-0 win. Considering the Kadets have won three games by more than 23 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Cade Ballard
| 10/11/25 @ Liberty | 208 |
| 09/06/24 vs Sand Creek | 143 |
| 09/26/25 vs Sierra | 140 |
| 09/27/24 @ Sierra | 121 |
| 09/18/25 @ Standley Lake | 115 |
Air Academy can attribute much of their success to Cade Ballard, who threw for 208 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 35 yards. Those 208 passing yards gave Ballard a new career-high. A healthy portion of Ballard's aerial production (112 yards to be exact) went to Noah Edwards.
Air Academy didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Liberty to a completion percentage of just 35.7%. The team can thank Madden Pohl for the heroic effort on defense: he. Air Academy wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 45.2%.
Air Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sean Kennedy and Damian Chisom.
Air Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.4 points on average over those games. As for Liberty, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Air Academy will square off against rival Durango at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Liberty is set to take on their familiar foe Rampart at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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