West is 0-6 against Shawnee Heights since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Chargers will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
West is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were dealt a 56-6 loss at the hands of De Soto on Friday. The Chargers' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Heights lost 42-21 to Washburn Rural on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Blues are ranked 15th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Aiden Scott, who threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Tyren Parker was Scott's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
West was dealt a bruising 62-12 loss at the hands of Shawnee Heights in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for West, Ryeki Tuley (who threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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