Shawnee Mission East lost against Olathe South back in September of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Shawnee Mission East Lancers fell 27-20 to the Olathe South Falcons. That's two games in a row now that the Lancers have lost by exactly seven points.
Shawnee Mission East lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jack Reeves, who rushed for 132 yards, and also threw for 102 yards and a touchdown. Aiden Armstrong was another key back, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Even though they lost, Shawnee Mission East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Shawnee Mission East has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Olathe South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Shawnee Mission East will be playing at home against Lawrence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shawnee Mission East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season. As for Olathe South, they and Olathe Northwest will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Max Armstrong and Jaelen Douglas.
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