Shawnee Mission West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 61-36 to the Olathe Northwest Ravens. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Ravens are ranked 20th).
Leading Olathe Northwest to victory were Gavin Popik and Jj Lee. Popik shot 58% from the field to rack up 19 points along with five boards and four steals, while Lee went 7-for-12 en route to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks. Popik's big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Christiansen, who posted seven points.
Shawnee Mission West's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Olathe Northwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Shawnee Mission West has already played their next game, a 63-61 defeat against Shawnee Mission North on the 28th. As for Olathe Northwest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-48 win against Olathe North on the 28th.
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