The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars will head out to square off against the Shawnee Mission West Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shawnee Mission Northwest is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Shawnee Mission Northwest and Gardner-Edgerton were almost perfectly matched up, but Shawnee Mission Northwest suffered a 28-27 loss. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Trailblazers are ranked fifth).
Shawnee Mission Northwest wouldn't let Gardner-Edgerton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shawnee Mission Northwest can thank Isaac Nbubuisi and Blaine Harris for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Gardner-Edgerton's side was Adam Hageman, who made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission West lost to Shawnee Mission North on the road by a 35-21 margin on Friday. The Vikings were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Steven King put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards on only six carries. My'Shon Mitchell also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Shawnee Mission Northwest's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Shawnee Mission West, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Shawnee Mission Northwest against Shawnee Mission West in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 48-6 victory. Will Shawnee Mission Northwest repeat their success, or does Shawnee Mission West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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