Shawnee Mission West is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Shawnee Mission Northwest a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Shawnee Mission West Vikings will host the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Shawnee Mission West ended up a good deal behind Shawnee Mission North and lost 35-21. The Vikings were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The losing side was boosted by Steven King, who threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards on only six carries. My'Shon Mitchell also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission Northwest was just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 28-27 to Gardner-Edgerton. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Trailblazers are ranked fifth).
Shawnee Mission Northwest wouldn't let Gardner-Edgerton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shawnee Mission Northwest can thank Isaac Nbubuisi and Blaine Harris for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Gardner-Edgerton's side was Adam Hageman, who made 15 total tackles.
Shawnee Mission West now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Shawnee Mission Northwest, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
Shawnee Mission West was taken down by Shawnee Mission Northwest 48-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Shawnee Mission West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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