Shawnee Mission South is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Topeka is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Shawnee Mission South Raiders will host the Topeka Trojans on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shawnee Mission South is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Shawnee Mission North 75-27. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Bison are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Topeka humbled Atchison with a 49-17 victory. That looming 49-17 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Trojans yet this season.
Topeka is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Shawnee Mission South, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Shawnee Mission South came up short against Topeka in their previous matchup back in January of 2019, falling 58-47. Can Shawnee Mission South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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