The Olathe South Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the Lawrence Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Olathe South is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Olathe South's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Shawnee Mission Northwest on Friday. They took a blow against the Cougars, falling 34-0. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Falcons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Lawrence strolled past Olathe East with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 42-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Tahj Edwards was his usual excellent self, rushing for 188 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103 rushing yards per game. Banks Bowen was another key player, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Lawrence didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Adrick Webb and Jah?Ir Johnson.
Olathe South's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lawrence, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Things could have been worse for Olathe South, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 41-22 loss to Lawrence when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bowen, who rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 104 yards on six of 18 attempts. Now that Olathe South knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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