Soccer Preview: Shawnee Mission East vs. Lawrence
Shawnee Mission East is 8-0 against Lawrence since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Shawnee Mission East Lancers will venture away from home to face off against the Lawrence Lions at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shawnee Mission East has seven straight wins, Lawrence has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Shawnee Mission East's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Olathe North as Shawnee Mission East made off with an 8-0 victory. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lawrence faced Shawnee Mission South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Lawrence fell 3-1 to Shawnee Mission South. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Lions couldn't quite close it out.
Shawnee Mission East pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lawrence, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5-1.
Shawnee Mission East took their victory against Lawrence when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shawnee Mission East since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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