Shawnee Mission Northwest is 2-8 against Lawrence since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Lawrence Lions at 2:30 p.m. Shawnee Mission Northwest has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Shawnee Mission Northwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Shawnee Mission South, who was ranked first at the time (Shawnee Mission Northwest was ranked second). Shawnee Mission Northwest came out on top against Shawnee Mission South by a score of 79-68 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won four in a row.
Lawrence played in conference for the first time on Thursday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They walked away with a 51-39 win over Shawnee Mission West.
Lawrence is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. As for Shawnee Mission Northwest, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Everything came up roses for Shawnee Mission Northwest against Lawrence when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 65-29 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shawnee Mission Northwest since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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