Mill Valley is 0-6 against Olathe North since March of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Mill Valley Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Olathe North Eagles at 5:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Mill Valley came up short against Shawnee Mission South and fell 36-26. The contest marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Olathe North came tearing into Friday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Hawks 63-33. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Hawks are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olathe North's win came from a few key players Mill Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Asia Lee, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 17 points and five boards. Her evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Workman, who went 5-for-8 on her way to 16 points.
Olathe North smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Mill Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Olathe North, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Mill Valley came up short against Olathe North in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 57-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lee, who went 6-for-9 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and six rebounds. Now that Mill Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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