For the second straight game, Air Academy will face off against Lutheran. The Kadets will head out on the road to square off against the Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Air Academy needed a bit of extra time to put away Lutheran. They had just enough and edged out the Lions 5-4. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Kadets as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.

Ford Farrell
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Ford Farrell tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Air Academy let Logan Sullivan and Sam Steubing run wild. Sullivan went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Steubing went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Lutheran and nudges their season record down to 9-8. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Air Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-4-1.
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