Basketball Recap: Shawnee Mission South Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Victory

Raiders

Previous Games

01/18/25 vs St. James Academy	58-30
01/14/25 @ Gardner-Edgerton	67-37
01/10/25 @ Shawnee Mission West	72-40
01/07/25 vs Blue Valley West	55-29
12/21/24 @ Campbell County	74-26
+ 4 more games

Shawnee Mission South put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the St. James Academy Thunder, posting a 58-30 win. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 26 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, St. James Academy still got an impressive performance from Emmitt Peters, who posted 11 points. Francis Hess also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Shawnee Mission South's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for St. James Academy, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-4.

Shawnee Mission South will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Metro Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 28th. As for St. James Academy, they will challenge East at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. James Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.