The Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds will challenge the Piper Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Shawnee Heights sitting on six straight wins and Piper on four.
Shawnee Heights is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Saint Thomas Aquinas, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Shawnee Heights was ranked 13th). Shawnee Heights snuck past Saint Thomas Aquinas with a 49-44 victory on Saturday. The 49-point effort marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ontarius Emmot
| 03/08/25 vs Saint Thomas Aquinas | 15 |
| 02/14/25 vs De Soto | 14 |
| 02/07/25 @ Lansing | 13 |
| 01/25/25 vs Blue Valley North | 11 |
| 01/24/25 vs Ozark | 11 |
Shawnee Heights relied on the efforts of Ontarius Emmot, who posted 15 points, and Jaret Sanchez, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Emmot a new career-high in points. Deacon Pomeroy was another key player, putting up seven points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Piper didn't have too much breathing room in their game against De Soto on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win.
Shawnee Heights' victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.6 points. As for Piper, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
Shawnee Heights lost to Piper on the road by a decisive 67-50 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can Shawnee Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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