Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Olathe West). They breezed by the Shawnee Mission South Raiders at home to the tune of 60-27 on Friday. With that win, the Owls brought their scoring average up to 32.6 points per game.
Olathe West found their leader in underclassman Cameron Kruse, who threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Those 85 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Kruse. Josh Foland also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Olathe West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Olathe West's defense and their six sacks. Shawnee Mission South's QB won't forget James Dorsey anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Evan Klausner was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles.
Despite the loss, Shawnee Mission South still got an impressive performance from Marquan Washington, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Washington really tore up the turf during one magnificent 89-yard run.
Olathe West's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-3. As for Shawnee Mission South, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Olathe West has already played their next game, a 28-7 loss against Olathe North on the 18th. As for Shawnee Mission South, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 29-20 defeat against Shawnee Mission North on the 18th.
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