The Air Academy Kadets are taking a road trip to challenge the Lutheran Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Air Academy will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Tuesday, Air Academy earned a 55-43 win over Palmer Ridge. Given the Kadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Bears are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lutheran waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took down the Rangers 53-36. The Lions pushed the score to 41-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rangers cut but never quite recovered from.
Air Academy pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Air Academy strolled past Lutheran when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 59-40. Does Air Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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