The Shawnee Mission East Lancers will take on the Olathe South Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shawnee Mission East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
Shawnee Mission East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Olathe East, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Shawnee Mission East was ranked 24th). Shawnee Mission East fell 35-28 to Olathe East on Friday. It was the first time this season that the Lancers let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Shawnee Mission East got top-tier performance from Jack Reeves, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Chris Beikmann was in the mix too, providing Shawnee Mission East with two touchdowns.
Olathe South never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Lawrence last Friday. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 40-28.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Olathe South's defense and their three sacks. Taj Coleman was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Shawnee Mission East's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Olathe South, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5.
Shawnee Mission East came up short against Olathe South in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 34-21. Thankfully for Shawnee Mission East, Blake Jouret (who rushed for 113 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 31 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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