The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Shawnee Mission Northwest's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
It was a proper cat-fight when Shawnee Mission Northwest faced off against Lawrence on Saturday. Shawnee Mission Northwest blew past Lawrence, posting a 65-26 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Lions are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gardner-Edgerton). They had just enough and edged Shawnee Mission North out 71-69.
Gardner-Edgerton's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 5-8. As for Shawnee Mission Northwest, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Shawnee Mission Northwest took their victory against Gardner-Edgerton when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 71-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shawnee Mission Northwest since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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