Soccer Preview: Olathe West vs. Lawrence
The Olathe West Owls's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lawrence Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Olathe West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Shawnee Mission East, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Olathe West was ranked fifth). Olathe West came up short against Shawnee Mission East on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The game was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for the Owls it sure didn't stay that way.
Meanwhile, everything went Lawrence's way against Shawnee Mission North on Tuesday as Lawrence made off with a 5-1 victory. Asher Sikes was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Having lost for the first time this season, Olathe West fell to 4-1-1. As for Lawrence, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2-1.
Olathe West was able to grind out a solid victory over Lawrence in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, winning 2-0. Does Olathe West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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