Soccer Game Preview: Shawnee Mission East vs. Shawnee Mission North

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Previous Games

10/17/24 - Away	4-0 W
10/24/23 - Home	5-0 W
10/19/23 - Away	9-1 W
10/20/22 - Home	3-0 W
10/06/20 - Away	1-2 L
+ 5 more games

Shawnee Mission East is 9-1 against Shawnee Mission North since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Lancers will host the Bison. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.

Shawnee Mission East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Lawrence, who was ranked seventh at the time (Shawnee Mission East was ranked 12th). The Lancers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lions 2-1. The win was nothing new for Shawnee Mission East as they're now sitting on three straight.

Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission North hadn't done well against Olathe Northwest recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Bison skirted past the Ravens 3-2. That's two games straight that Shawnee Mission North have won by just one goal.

Shawnee Mission East's victory bumped their record up to 8-2-1. As for Shawnee Mission North, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.

Everything went Shawnee Mission East's way against Shawnee Mission North in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Shawnee Mission East made off with a 4-0 victory. Do the Lancers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.