Basketball Recap: Shawnee Heights' Run of Six Straight Wins Now Over

Thunderbirds

Previous 5 Games

03/13/25 vs Piper	52-70
03/08/25 vs Saint Thomas Aquinas	49-44
03/05/25 vs Sumner Academy	74-41
02/28/25 vs Seaman	70-49
02/21/25 vs Turner	85-33

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Shawnee Heights can now relate to. They received a blow on Thursday as they fell 70-52 to the Piper Pirates. The Thunderbirds' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Shawnee Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Piper, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.

Shawnee Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Piper, they and Highland Park will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Highland Park will roll in looking for their 24th straight win, something Piper surely won't give up without a fight.