After two games on the road, Shawnee Mission West is heading back home. They will welcome the Mill Valley Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shawnee Mission West's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three matches, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Shawnee Mission West and Shawnee Mission East met for a duel on Thursday where Shawnee Mission West had to take the L. Shawnee Mission West was beaten by Shawnee Mission East 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Lancers are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Mill Valley entered their tilt with Gardner-Edgerton on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They managed a 41-35 victory over the Trailblazers.
Mill Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Reggie Reece, who rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and Connor Bohon, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Reece really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. Andrew Watts also helped out with an impressive 124 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mill Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Shawnee Mission West's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Mill Valley, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Shawnee Mission West was dealt a bruising 65-7 loss at the hands of Mill Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Shawnee Mission West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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