Soccer Preview: Shawnee Mission South vs. Olathe Northwest
Shawnee Mission South is 0-7 against Olathe Northwest since September of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Shawnee Mission South Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Olathe Northwest Ravens at 7:00 p.m. Shawnee Mission South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Shawnee Mission South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Lawrence, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Shawnee Mission South was ranked 23rd). Shawnee Mission South walked away with a 3-1 win over Lawrence on Thursday. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Raiders were the better team in the second half.
They hit Lawrence with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Bryan Chavez,
Thomas House, and
Graham Ziegler.
Meanwhile, Olathe Northwest's contest on Thursday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They blew past Shawnee Mission North 4-1. The high-scoring effort was just what the Ravens needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Shawnee Mission South's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Olathe Northwest, their win bumped their record up to 6-4-2.
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