The hope is that Lawrence High’s boys soccer team can at least earn something from Saturday’s lopsided loss.

“Well as I just told them, sometimes a good butt kicking can really galvanize a team,” LHS coach Mike Murphy said after the team’s 5-0 loss to Olathe Northwest. “We have to make sure we go home and do some soul searching for next week.”

Saturday’s make-up match against Olathe Northwest at LHS (4-5-1), from bad weather on Sept. 13, was Lawrence’s fourth game in six days. And it showed early on.

In just the fourth minute, the Ravens (8-2-1, ranked No. 2 in Class 6A) were near the goal and looking to strike. ONW senior Jack Cashman had his shot deflected by Lawrence’s senior goalkeeper Apramay Mishra, and senior Griffin King was there to grab the rebound and find the bottom of the net for the game’s first goal.

“There is no question that it wears on you,” Murphy said of the team’s recent schedule. “When you want that burst, it’s not there. You are a little sore and you go into a tackle thinking about that nagging injury.”

Olathe Northwest stayed on the attack for the rest of the half, wreaking havoc on the LHS defensive trio of seniors Charlie Carr, DJ Davis and Parker King. In the 11th minute, Cashman got past all three of them with a deep shot from beyond 20 yards to take a 2-0 lead.

The Ravens outshot the Lions in the first half, 9-4. Both LHS senior forward Husam Aldamen and junior Quentin Harrington missed on breakaways that could have changed the game script. Aldamen missed to the right of the goal while Harrington’s kick went above the net.

“You can just tell we were a little off,” Murphy said. “We were not the first to the ball like we need to be. When that happens, another team is going to punish you for it.”

Olathe Northwest did just that, making LHS pay for missing a pair of golden opportunities. In the 31st minute, Klusman netted his first goal on the rebound to take a 3-0 lead into the intermission.

But Klusman and the Ravens would not stop there.

With 22:48 remaining, Klusman notched his second goal of the day with a header to increase the lead to 4-0. Klusman then completed the hat trick with goal in the final four minutes of action.

Though, it didn’t show on the scoreboard, the Lions were more aggressive on the offensive end in the second half. They ended up with seven shots on goal compared to 14 by the Ravens.

“They are a good team,” Murphy said. “So is Shawnee Mission East, we played with them. So is Washburn Rural, we played with them. We just didn’t have it today.”

Lawrence will play host to Olathe South at 7 p.m. Tuesday.