Lawrence is on a four-game streak of home losses, Lawrence Free State a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Lawrence Lions will welcome the Lawrence Free State Firebirds. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Lawrence might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 85-66 to Olathe North, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Eagles are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-42, which was the final score in Lawrence Free State's tilt against Shawnee Mission East on Tuesday.
Lawrence Free State's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Lawrence, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Lawrence took their victory against Lawrence Free State when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 48-26. Will Lawrence repeat their success, or does Lawrence Free State have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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