Basketball Recap: Washburn Rural Drops Highest Score of Season Against Shawnee Mission Northwest

Blues

Team Score

12/17/24 vs Shawnee Mission Northwest	59
12/10/24 vs Liberty	45
12/06/24 vs Blue Valley Northwest	44

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washburn Rural). They blew past the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars 59-38 on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Blues needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.

Washburn Rural's victory bumped their record up to 3-0-2. As for Shawnee Mission Northwest, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Washburn Rural will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Olathe North at 7:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025. Shawnee Mission Northwest will take on Olathe East in a holiday battle at on Friday. Olathe East has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.