Basketball Recap: Pleasant Ridge Drops Season-High Score on Atchison County

Rams

Team Score (Highest)

02/14/25 vs Atchison County	54
01/25/25 vs Bishop Ward	47
12/17/24 vs Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]	47
02/04/25 @ Valley Falls	46
12/10/24 vs McLouth	46

Pleasant Ridge scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Atchison County Tigers by a score of 57-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rams have suffered since December 19, 2024.

When it comes to explaining why Pleasant Ridge lost, don't look at Isabela Major. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 30 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Major a new career-high in blocks (four). Maggie Lance was another key player, putting up 12 points and five boards.

It was another big night for Kinzee Bauerle, who almost dropped a double-double with 30 points and nine rebounds for Atchison County. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Bauerle has scored at least a third of Atchison County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Crockett, who posted ten points.

Pleasant Ridge is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14. As for Atchison County, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10.

Pleasant Ridge has already played their next matchup (against Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Atchison County, they have already played their next contest, a 44-34 victory against McLouth on the 17th.