The Olathe Northwest Ravens will square off against the Shawnee Mission West Vikings on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Olathe Northwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Shawnee Mission South, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Olathe Northwest was ranked 18th). Olathe Northwest's defense stepped up to hand Shawnee Mission South a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Ravens were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission West waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 4-0 win. The Vikings' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
The victory made it two in a row for Olathe Northwest and bumps their season record up to 7-4-2. As for Shawnee Mission West, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season.
Olathe Northwest might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Shawnee Mission West in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Olathe Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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