The Olathe East Hawks will challenge the Shawnee Mission West Vikings on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Olathe East 2.2, Shawnee Mission West 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Olathe East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Mill Valley, who was ranked sixth at the time (Olathe East was ranked seventh). The Hawks had just enough and edged out the Jaguars 6-5. Winning may never get old, but the Hawks sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, neither Shawnee Mission West nor Eudora could gain the upper hand on Friday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Olathe East's win bumped their record up to 18-2. With that draw, Shawnee Mission West's record moves to 11-7-1.
Everything went Olathe East's way against Shawnee Mission West when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Olathe East made off with a 13-5 victory. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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