Basketball Recap: Shawnee Mission Northwest Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Shawnee Mission Northwest hadn't done well against Olathe North recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars secured a 61-56 W over the Olathe North Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.

Despite the defeat, Olathe North saw an underclassman step up: freshman Daliyah Williams went 8 for 20 on her way to 19 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Asia Lee, who posted 16 points.

Cougars

Previous 5 Games (Home)

12/13/24 vs Olathe North	61-56
02/23/24 vs Olathe South	48-40
02/20/24 vs Lawrence Free State	68-11
02/16/24 vs Shawnee Mission North	48-18
02/06/24 vs Gardner-Edgerton	49-34

Shawnee Mission Northwest's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Olathe North, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Shawnee Mission Northwest will venture away from home to take on Washburn Rural on Tuesday. Washburn Rural has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-0-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for Olathe North, they will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on Gardner-Edgerton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.