Gardner-Edgerton is 1-6 against Olathe East since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers will head out on the road to take on the Olathe East Hawks. Gardner-Edgerton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Gardner-Edgerton took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 51-44 win over Olathe Northwest.
Meanwhile, Olathe East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by Olathe North 63-33. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Eagles are ranked 30th).
Gardner-Edgerton's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Olathe East, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Gardner-Edgerton came out on top in a nail-biter against Olathe East in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 60-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gardner-Edgerton since the squad 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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