Shawnee Mission West and Olathe South are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Shawnee Mission West Vikings will square off against the Olathe South Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shawnee Mission West took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 32-31 victory over Lawrence Free State.
Meanwhile, Olathe South was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Hutchinson 49-19. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 24 points or more this season.
Olathe South has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Shawnee Mission West, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8.
Shawnee Mission West was dealt a bruising 58-31 defeat at the hands of Olathe South in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Shawnee Mission West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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