Atchison has gone a perfect 10-0 against Washington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Phoenix will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Atchison's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Harmon 15-0. The Phoenix might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by ten runs or more this season.
Brandon Jackson looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
Brody Barnes
| 04/28/26 vs Harmon | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Washington | 2 |
| 04/27/26 vs Highland Park | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Wyandotte | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Harmon | 1 |
On the hitting side, Atchison got a massive performance out of Brody Barnes, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Barnes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kolten Bonnel, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Atchison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harmon only posted an OBP of .154.
Meanwhile, Washington had just enough and edged out Sumner Academy 10-9 on Tuesday.
Liam Peck and Jermain Jacobs made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Peck struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Meanwhile, Jacobs pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Washington is 2-1 when Jacobs allows two or fewer hits, but 6-9 otherwise. At bat, Peck went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Jacobs got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Peck is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chris Reno, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Washington's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is undefeated (and 5-10 when he doesn't). KeMon Clark was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Atchison's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Washington, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Everything went Atchison's way against Washington in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, as Atchison made off with a 15-4 win. Will the Phoenix repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
