Football Preview: Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars vs. Olathe East Hawks
The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars will challenge the Olathe East Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shawnee Mission Northwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Shawnee Mission West on the road to the tune of 56-6 on Friday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Vikings are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shawnee Mission Northwest wouldn't let Shawnee Mission West keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shawnee Mission Northwest can thank Isaac Nbubuisi and Harper Engel for forcing both of them. Engel also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, Olathe East put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Shawnee Mission North 23-7. That 16 point margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.
Shawnee Mission Northwest's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Olathe East, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Shawnee Mission Northwest lost to Olathe East at home by a decisive 25-7 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Shawnee Mission Northwest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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