On Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Shawnee Mission East beat Washburn Rural 55-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shawnee Mission East.
Washburn Rural's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Draden Chooncharoen, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Ballard, who scored 14 points along with 3 steals.
Shawnee Mission East's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Washburn Rural, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Shawnee Mission East will stay at home for another game and welcome Lawrence. As for Washburn Rural, they will square off against Lawrence Free State at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
