Baseball Recap: East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] Wins Going Away Against North Nodaway

East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] got themselves on the board against North Nodaway on Thursday, but North Nodaway never followed suit. They blew past the Mustangs 18-0. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] hasn't had any issues with North Nodaway recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Axyl Slemp

Base on Balls Against

04/11/25 @ Union Star	4
04/03/25 vs Northeast Nodaway	3
04/17/25 @ North Nodaway	1

Axyl Slemp made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-5 otherwise. Slemp was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Erickson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Morey, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s record is now 4-6. As for North Nodaway, they are on a 29-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] and North Nodaway could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] will face off against Falls City at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (380 vs. 78). Meanwhile, North Nodaway (ranked 476th) will meet Rock Port (ranked 172nd) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.