The Olathe North Eagles will head out to square off against the Shawnee Mission West Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Olathe North has three straight wins, Shawnee Mission West has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Olathe North strolled past Shawnee Mission East with points to spare, taking the game 45-28. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Lancers are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission West was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 37-36 to Lawrence.
Shawnee Mission West's loss dropped their record down to 3-11-1. As for Olathe North, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Olathe North didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Shawnee Mission West when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-49 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olathe North 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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