The Air Academy Kadets will venture away from home to face off against the Pueblo West Cyclones at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Air Academy has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Pueblo West will arrive with five straight wins.
Air Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lewis-Palmer on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Air Academy was outmatched by Lewis-Palmer and fell 65-37. 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 216th, while the Rangers are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, Pueblo West hadn't done well against Pueblo Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Pueblo West walked away with a 75-62 victory over Pueblo Central.
Pueblo West now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Air Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Air Academy was taken down by Pueblo West 65-35 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Air Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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