Colorado Academy is 2-8 against Lutheran since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Colorado Academy Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the Lutheran Lions at 6:00 p.m. Colorado Academy will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Colorado Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 50-31 win over the Vikings. Given Colorado Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Valley is ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Alex May, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 18 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar May, who scored two points along with 15 steals.
Meanwhile, Lutheran put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Sterling 52-30.
Lutheran found their leader in underclassman Berkley Schneider, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Schneider hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Laila Purvis, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Colorado Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Colorado Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 37.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Colorado Academy was taken down by Lutheran 56-27 in their previous meeting back in January of 2022. Thankfully for Colorado Academy, Raelyn Kelty (who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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