The Shawnee Mission West Vikings basketball squad (Shawnee Mission, KS), was nudged 59-53 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Lawrence Free State Firebirds (Lawrence, KS)

With the victory, Lawrence Free State advances its record to 3-1 on the year. The Firebirds travel to Olathe East (Olathe, KS) to meet the Hawks in a Sunflower battle on Friday, January 17. The Hawks enter the battle with a record of 0-2.

The Vikings now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Olathe East for a Sunflower battle on Tuesday, January 7. Shawnee Mission West will meet a Hawks squad coming off a 75-54 league loss to Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission, KS). The Hawks record now stands at 0-2.