Soccer Preview: Shawnee Mission North vs. Gardner-Edgerton
The Shawnee Mission North Bison's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shawnee Mission North's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Shawnee Mission North's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Shawnee Mission West on Tuesday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Vikings are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Gardner-Edgerton kept a clean sheet against Lawrence Free State on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Firebirds , sneaking past 1-0. Jason Joliff had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Trailblazers.
Shawnee Mission North's loss dropped their record down to 2-11-1. As for Gardner-Edgerton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5-1.
Shawnee Mission North came up short against Gardner-Edgerton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Shawnee Mission North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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