An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The Shawnee Mission East Lancers will square off against the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shawnee Mission East has four straight victories, Shawnee Mission Northwest has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Shawnee Mission East had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Shawnee Mission North on Thursday. The Lancers never let the Bison get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. Shawnee Mission East might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission Northwest didn't have quite enough to beat Mill Valley on Thursday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Shawnee Mission Northwest have lost by just one goal.
Shawnee Mission East's victory bumped their record up to 9-2-1. As for Shawnee Mission Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Shawnee Mission East took their win against Shawnee Mission Northwest in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 8-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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