Air Academy hasn't had much luck against Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Kadets are taking a road trip to take on the Lions at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Air Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Cheyenne Mountain, who was ranked 20th at the time (Air Academy was ranked 24th). The Kadets fell 17-14 to the Red-Tailed Hawks on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (ten), the Kadets still had to take the loss.
Maeleigh Hunt was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Hunt was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Bailey Williams
| 10/01/25 vs Cheyenne Mountain | 4 |
| 09/29/25 @ Discovery Canyon | 4 |
| 09/26/25 @ Liberty | 5 |
| 09/24/25 vs Lewis-Palmer | 3 |
Hunt wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Williams, who fired off three home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-5. Williams has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. Alex Finkle was another, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Lutheran entered their tilt with Lewis-Palmer on Monday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the Rangers with a sharp 18-6 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by eight runs or more this season.
Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Air Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Air Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Air Academy might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Lutheran in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Kadets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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