It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Shawnee Mission Northwest can now relate to. They fell just short of the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers by a score of 53-50 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cougars have suffered since January 16, 2024.
Gardner-Edgerton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Landri Schaffer out in front who shot 46% from the field en route to 20 points. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Schaffer has scored at least a third of Gardner-Edgerton's points. Another player making a difference was Kylie Kyle, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Shawnee Mission Northwest and nudges their season record down to 11-8. As for Gardner-Edgerton, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-10.
As of now, neither Shawnee Mission Northwest nor Gardner-Edgerton have any future games scheduled.
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