The Air Academy Kadets waltzed into their match on Wednesday with 14 straight wins but they left with 15. They enjoyed a cozy 59-40 victory over Lutheran. Given Air Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Lutheran is ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Air Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lydia Flowers, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Caitlin Kramer was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with five assists and two steals.
Lutheran lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayda Vigil, who scored 17 points along with two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Berkley Schneider, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Air Academy's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-1. As for Lutheran, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10.
Air Academy will head out on the road to challenge Mountain Vista at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Mountain Vista's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests. Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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