Air Academy has won 17 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Lutheran has won 17 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Air Academy Kadets will host the Lutheran Lions at 7:00 p.m. Air Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Lutheran likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Air Academy humbled Palmer Ridge with a 69-25 victory. The Kadets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Lutheran over Pueblo County in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Lutheran strolled past Pueblo County with points to spare, taking the game 47-31. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly 16 points.
Air Academy's win bumped their record up to 21-0. As for Lutheran, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Air Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Lutheran when the teams last played back in January, winning 54-41. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lutheran's Berkley Schneider, who went 7-for-16 on her way to 17 points and eight rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Air Academy still be able to contain Schneider? There's only one way to find out.
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