Basketball Recap: Shawnee Mission South Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Shawnee Mission South proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 48) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-51 victory over the Topeka Trojans. The win was nothing new for the Raiders as they're now sitting on four straight.

Raiders

Previous Games (Home)

01/30/25 vs Topeka	54-51
01/17/25 vs Shawnee Mission North	75-27
12/09/24 vs Blue Valley	50-31
03/06/24 vs Manhattan	50-35
03/01/24 vs Olathe North	47-32
+ 10 more games

Shawnee Mission South's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Topeka, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shawnee Mission South will host Olathe North at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Olathe North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season. Topeka has already played their next game (against Emporia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.