The Vista Ridge Wolves will take on the Air Academy Kadets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vista Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59 points per game this season.
Vista Ridge is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Harrison on Saturday, sneaking past 74-71. The Wolves' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
| 01/04/25 @ Harrison | 8 |
| 12/12/23 @ Sand Creek | 7 |
| 12/13/24 @ Sand Creek | 5 |
| 01/18/24 vs Fountain-Fort Carson | 4 |
| 01/09/24 @ Douglas County | 3 |
Ben Arnold was a one-man wrecking crew for Vista Ridge as he went 8 for 11 on his way to 20 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Arnold a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zay Thurman, who posted eight points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Air Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to Liberty on the road by a 64-48 margin. 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 215th, while the Lancers are ranked 25th).
Air Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Vista Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Vista Ridge barely slipped by Air Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2022, winning 45-44. Will Vista Ridge repeat their success, or does Air Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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