McPherson had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They skirted past the Shawnee Mission East Lancers 66-64. Given the Bullpups' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Lancers are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bullpups
| 01/24/25 vs Shawnee Mission East | 66-64 |
| 01/23/25 vs Manhattan | 78-53 |
| 01/10/25 vs Mulvane | 76-40 |
| 12/21/24 vs Bishop Miege | 71-58 |
| 12/17/24 vs Buhler | 70-30 |
| + 16 more games |
McPherson pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shawnee Mission East, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
McPherson will face off against El Dorado at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shawnee Mission East has already played their next matchup (against Link Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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