The Olathe East Hawks will square off against the Lawrence Free State Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Olathe East's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Gardner-Edgerton 1-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Olathe East's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Gardner-Edgerton are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Lawrence Free State was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shawnee Mission West.
Olathe East's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Lawrence Free State, they now have a losing record of 3-4-1.
Olathe East skirted past Lawrence Free State 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Firebirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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