The Mill Valley Jaguars will take on the Shawnee Mission North Bison on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mill Valley has five straight victories, Shawnee Mission North has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Mill Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Olathe North, who was ranked 15th at the time (Mill Valley was ranked tenth). The Jaguars' defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give Mill Valley's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission North fell victim to Lawrence and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 4-0 to the Lions.
Mill Valley pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Shawnee Mission North, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Everything went Mill Valley's way against Shawnee Mission North when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Mill Valley made off with an 8-0 win. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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