Basketball Game Preview: Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds vs. Basehor-Linwood Bobcats

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Previous Games

12/06/24 - Away	70-65 W
01/30/24 - Home	59-41 W
12/12/23 - Away	65-58 W
01/31/23 - Away	57-48 W
12/13/22 - Away	55-39 W
+ 5 more games

Shawnee Heights and Basehor-Linwood are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2020, but not for long. The Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds will be playing at home against the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Shawnee Heights took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on De Soto with a sharp 79-55 win. The Thunderbirds haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Basehor-Linwood on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Turner out of the water with a 71-28 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-13.

Shawnee Heights pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.6 points. As for Basehor-Linwood, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.

Shawnee Heights didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Basehor-Linwood in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 70-65 win. Will Shawnee Heights repeat their success, or does Basehor-Linwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.