Lewis-Palmer had just one lead in its home contest Saturday.

After snatching the lead at home from Vista Ridge, the Rangers never relinquished it.

The Rangers looked unflappable in the third quarter and outscored the Wolves 14-5 in the frame, winning 47-46.

“I think we’re focusing on having a lot of fun this year,” Lewis-Palmer coach Kristy Youngpeter said. “We’re focusing on who we are and trying to do those little things that make us tick as a team. The word this year is ‘work’ and they’re working hard in the classroom and outside of the classroom. They’ve done so well this season and that’s made the difference on the court.”

Lewis-Palmer has already eclipsed its win total from the 2022-2023 season after the Rangers finished 7-16.

Their five consecutive wins is the most since the Rangers’ four-game winning streak in the 2021-2022 season.

The Rangers have won 10 consecutive games against the Wolves and have not lost to Vista Ridge since 2017.

However, one hiccup in the Rangers’ season was their home record.

The Rangers entered the game 1-2 at home and dropped their previous two at Lewis-Palmer, both by double digits, and trailed at halftime in each contest.

Vista Ridge entered the game having won five in a row including two consecutive games on the road. Both road wins were double-digit victories.

The Wolves’ 26-21 halftime lead served as a bad omen for the Rangers and they needed to figure out how to overcome the deficit.

“We weren’t settling in and weren’t looking for the one-more-pass opportunity and weren’t crashing (the boards) and we focused on that at halftime,” Youngpeter said. “We needed to get back to playing our style of basketball and the ladies responded tremendously.”

Brooke Lordino started the third with a put back for the Rangers and cut the lead to 26-23 with 6:49 on the clock.

Lordino’s bucket also sparked a 10-2 run for the Rangers, capped by a free throw followed by a layup from Kendall Lane that gave Lewis-Palmer a 31-28 lead with 1:21 left in the frame.

Lordino credited teammate Rylee Edmondson for her work on Vista Ridge’s Brooklyn Kaiser in the third quarter, which allowed Lewis-Palmer to its only lead.

Kaiser, who averages 16.7 for the season, scored 8 in the second quarter, but went scoreless in the third.

“Shutting down (Kaiser) was big and Rylee Edmondson did a good job on defense keeping her in check,” Lordino said. “On offense, we started playing more as a team and started getting more open looks. We handled the pressure better and once we got those open looks that helped our offense, we took advantage.”

Lordino finished with six of the Rangers’ 14 points in the quarter and Lewis-Palmer took a 35-31 lead into the fourth.

As the Rangers adapted to the pressure, so did Kaiser, who scored eight of her team-high 16 in the period.

Kaiser scored five points in less than four minutes in the fourth and forced the Rangers to call a timeout with 4:15 on the clock and Lewis-Palmer clinging to a 41-38 lead.

However, the Wolves never got closer than three points until time expired and Avery Medlock banked in a 3 from midcourt.

“The game plan is always ‘hands up, don’t foul on the three,’” Youngpeter said. “It was a great shot that she took, and it ended up going in. But we’re happy we were able to walk away with the victory.”

Despite the dramatic ending, Lordino, who finished with 16, said she knew her teammates wouldn’t fold in the final minute.

“I was proud of how we handled the pressure and how we managed to get it done,” Lordino said. “It’s nice to come out with two wins in the new year and we’re hoping to carry that momentum the rest of the season.”