The Shawnee Mission West Vikings and the Shawnee Mission South Raiders are set to duel on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shawnee Mission West headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for five straight, but Shawnee Mission Northwest let them put that streak behind them. Shawnee Mission West put the hurt on Shawnee Mission Northwest with a sharp 9-1 victory on Tuesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Cougars are ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission South kept a clean sheet against Gardner-Edgerton on Tuesday. They beat the Trailblazers by a goal, winning 1-0. Taylor Reasons had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Raiders.
Shawnee Mission West's win bumped their record up to 6-1-2. As for Shawnee Mission South, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Shawnee Mission West came out on top in a nail-biter against Shawnee Mission South in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Shawnee Mission West repeat their success, or does Shawnee Mission South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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