The Mill Valley Jaguars will square off against the Shawnee Mission West Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mill Valley has four straight wins, Shawnee Mission West has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mill Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Gardner-Edgerton, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Mill Valley was ranked sixth). Mill Valley secured a 41-35 W over Gardner-Edgerton on Friday.
Mill Valley can attribute much of their success to Reggie Reece, who rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and Connor Bohon, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Reece's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 155 rushing yards dating back to last season. Andrew Watts also helped out with an impressive 124 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mill Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Shawnee Mission West just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Shawnee Mission East 40-7.
Mill Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Shawnee Mission West, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Mill Valley against Shawnee Mission West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 65-7 victory. Will Mill Valley repeat their success, or does Shawnee Mission West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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