The Shawnee Mission West Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Olathe East Hawks on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Shawnee Mission West is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Olathe Northwest on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Vikings were beaten by the Ravens 43-7. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 26-0.
Meanwhile, Olathe East lost 41-20 to Gardner-Edgerton on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Trailblazers are ranked eighth).
Olathe East's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Shawnee Mission West, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-5.
Shawnee Mission West beat Olathe East 22-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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