Basketball Game Preview: Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds vs. Turner Golden Bears

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Previous Games

02/16/24 - Home	56-16 W
02/12/24 - Away	53-12 W
02/17/23 - Away	50-14 W
01/10/23 - Home	43-7 W
02/18/22 - Home	50-10 W
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Shawnee Heights is 10-0 against Turner since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Turner Golden Bears at 5:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shawnee Heights has four straight victories, Turner has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Shawnee Heights saw some tournament action on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 65-32 win over West. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Chargers are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-18, which was the final score in Turner's tilt against Tonganoxie on Friday.

Turner's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Shawnee Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4-1.

Everything came up roses for Shawnee Heights against Turner in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 56-16 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shawnee Heights since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.