Shawnee Mission West is 1-6 against Olathe Northwest since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Shawnee Mission West Vikings will face off against the Olathe Northwest Ravens at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Shawnee Mission West is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They took a blow against Mill Valley, falling 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Jaguars are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Olathe Northwest entered their match against Gardner-Edgerton on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Olathe Northwest had to suffer through a 50-7 loss at the hands of Gardner-Edgerton. It was the first time this season that the Ravens let down their fans at home.
Shawnee Mission West's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Olathe Northwest, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.
Shawnee Mission West suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Olathe Northwest in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Olathe Northwest's Merak Greinert, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Now that Shawnee Mission West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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