The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Shawnee Mission West Vikings on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Shawnee Mission Northwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Shawnee Mission South, who was ranked 13th at the time (Shawnee Mission Northwest was ranked 22nd). The Cougars came up short against the Raiders on Thursday, falling 4-1. Shawnee Mission Northwest have struggled against Shawnee Mission South recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 4-1 to Lawrence Free State. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Shawnee Mission West couldn't quite close it out.
Shawnee Mission Northwest's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 3-2-1. As for Shawnee Mission West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-1.
Shawnee Mission Northwest beat Shawnee Mission West by a goal when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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