Shawnee Mission East fought the good fight in their overtime game against McPherson on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the McPherson Bullpups by a score of 66-64. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Bullpups are ranked 21st).
Shawnee Mission East has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5-1 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for McPherson, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season.
Shawnee Mission East has already played their next matchup (against Link Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. McPherson will head out on the road to face off against El Dorado at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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