The Shawnee Mission East Lancers will square off against the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shawnee Mission East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
Shawnee Mission East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over Lawrence.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nate Phillips and Jack Reeves. Phillips rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries while Reeves rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Shawnee Mission East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Shawnee Mission East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Henry Stiglic and Brady Haughton.
Meanwhile, Gardner-Edgerton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 63-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Trailblazers, who have now won five matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Gardner-Edgerton's record is now 8-1. As for Shawnee Mission East, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Shawnee Mission East came up short against Gardner-Edgerton in their previous meeting back in October, falling 27-14. Can Shawnee Mission East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
