Gardner-Edgerton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 64-44 to the Olathe South Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Trailblazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Falcons are ranked 31st).

Landri Schaffer
02/18/25 @ Olathe South | 23 |
02/14/25 @ Olathe West | 19 |
02/11/25 vs Shawnee Mission Northwest | 19 |
02/07/25 vs Shawnee Mission North | 21 |
02/04/25 @ Shawnee Mission East | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why Gardner-Edgerton lost, don't look at Landri Schaffer. Despite the final result, she went 9-for-21 to rack up 23 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Schaffer's morning made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. Addisen Ratley was another key player, putting up six points.
Gardner-Edgerton's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Olathe South, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Gardner-Edgerton has already played their next match (against Olathe Northwest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Olathe South, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Falcons challenge the Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Olathe South knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Olathe West likes a good challenge.
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