The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars will square off against the Olathe West Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Shawnee Mission Northwest is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since December 7, 2024 on Friday. They blew past Shawnee Mission West, posting a 66-16 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Vikings are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Olathe West had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Trailblazers as they made off with a 60-34 victory. The Owls have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Shawnee Mission Northwest and bumps their season record up to 9-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points over those games. As for Olathe West, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Shawnee Mission Northwest beat Olathe West 58-51 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Does Shawnee Mission Northwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olathe West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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