The Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Lawrence Free State Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Shawnee Heights can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lawrence by a score of 3-2. One reason for the loss might be Shawnee Heights' aggressive play style: three Shawnee Heights players were handed yellow cards.
Lailah Benz wasn't going to let Lawrence walk away unscathed as she scored both of Shawnee Heights' goals.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Free State's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Olathe Northwest by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for Lawrence Free State in their meetings with Olathe Northwest: they've now lost five in a row.
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