Mountain Vista has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the Air Academy Kadets at 3:00 p.m. on February 17th.
On Friday, Mountain Vista ended up a good deal behind ThunderRidge and lost 50-32. Mountain Vista has not had much luck with ThunderRidge recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Air Academy had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.4 points), and they went ahead and made it 15 on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 59-40 win over Lutheran. 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 success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lydia Flowers led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Caitlin Kramer was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with five assists and two steals.
Mountain Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Air Academy, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-1.
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