Basketball Recap: Olathe North Makes It Nine in a Row at Home

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/23/25 vs Ulysses	50
12/14/24 vs Van Buren	37
01/24/25 vs Goodland	34
12/20/24 vs Gardner-Edgerton	32
12/12/24 vs Southern Missouri RUSH	32

Olathe North had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Shawnee Mission North Bison as they made off with an 81-56 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Olathe North pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points over those games. As for Shawnee Mission North, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

Looking ahead, Olathe North will square off against Lawrence on Tuesday. Olathe North has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Shawnee Mission North, they will venture away from home to take on Olathe Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shawnee Mission North knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Olathe Northwest likes a good challenge.