Baseball Recap: Perry-Lecompton Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2026, 10:06pm

Baseball Recap: Perry-Lecompton Kaws vs. Jefferson West Tigers

Perry-Lecompton fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Jefferson West on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1. The Kaws have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Kayden Baker

Stolen Base

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Perry-Lecompton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Baker, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double. Baker has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.

Perry-Lecompton's record is now 5-11-1. As for Jefferson West, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Tigers beat Perry-Lecompton by a score of 8-2 later that day.

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