Shawnee Heights won the last time they faced Ozark and things went their way on Friday too. The Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds walked away with a 65-52 victory over the Ozark Tigers. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 14th in Kansas, while the Tigers are ranked 99th in Missouri), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/24/25 vs Ozark | 20 |
| 01/14/25 @ Piper | 26 |
| 01/10/25 @ Leavenworth | 20 |
Shawnee Heights was led to victory by Jaret Sanchez and JaiMarion Cook. Sanchez almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists, while Cook went 5 of 9 en route to 18 points. The game was Sanchez's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ontarius Emmot, who posted 11 points.
The win made it two in a row for Shawnee Heights and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Ozark, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Shawnee Heights didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-41 victory against Blue Valley North on the 25th. As for Ozark, they will challenge Carthage at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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