Lawrence lost to Olathe East back in September of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Lawrence Lions enjoyed a cozy 42-28 win over the Olathe East Hawks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Tahj Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 188 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Banks Bowen, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Lawrence didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Adrick Webb and Jah?Ir Johnson.
Lawrence's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Olathe East, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
Lawrence will host Olathe South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Olathe South will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Olathe East, they are taking a road trip to square off against Shawnee Mission East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shawnee Mission East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
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