The Shawnee Mission West Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Lawrence Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Shawnee Mission West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Shawnee Mission South, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Shawnee Mission West was ranked fifth). Shawnee Mission West fell just short of Shawnee Mission South by a score of 1-0 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Lawrence was not quite Olathe West's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Owls by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Owls: they've now lost four in a row.
Lawrence's goal came courtesy of
Oscar Paden, who's now up to three this season.
Shawnee Mission West's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2-2. As for Lawrence, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3-1.
Shawnee Mission West beat Lawrence 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Shawnee Mission West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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