Shawnee Mission Northwest is 4-0 against Blue Valley since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Valley Tigers. Shawnee Mission Northwest is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Last Friday, Shawnee Mission Northwest didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Shawnee Mission East, but they still walked away with a 53-48 win. Given Shawnee Mission Northwest's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while Shawnee Mission East is ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley's game on Friday was all tied up 33-33 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 76-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. James Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Shawnee Mission Northwest's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Blue Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2-1.
Shawnee Mission Northwest won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in January of 2023, slipping by Blue Valley 36-35. Does Shawnee Mission Northwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blue Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
