Football Preview: Lawrence Lions vs. Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars
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The Lawrence Lions will head out on the road to take on the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars on Friday. Lawrence comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Friday, Lawrence came up short against Shawnee Mission East and fell 28-20.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Tahj Edwards and Jack Reeves. Reeves had a great game and rushed for 274 yards and four scores while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Edwards was balling out in the loss, rushing for 110 yards and one TD on only 12 carries.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission Northwest suffered their biggest loss since September 13, 2024 on Friday. They were beaten by Mill Valley 56-24. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Jaguars are ranked second).
Lawrence's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Shawnee Mission Northwest, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Lawrence lost to Shawnee Mission Northwest on the road by a decisive 40-24 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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