Basketball Game Preview: Atchison County Tigers vs. Jefferson West Tigers

Atchison County hasn't had much luck against Jefferson West recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Atchison County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.

Atchison County is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Jefferson County North: they outscored them in every quarter. Atchison County came out on top against Jefferson County North by a score of 51-42 on Friday.

Atchison County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kinzee Bauerle, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Bauerle has scored at least a third of Atchison County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kori Wagner, who to rack up 20 points along with eight boards and four steals.

Meanwhile, Jefferson West came up short against Hiawatha on Tuesday and fell 52-44. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Atchison County pushed their record up to 10-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points over those games. As for Jefferson West, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.

Atchison County was taken down by Jefferson West 48-21 in their previous meeting back in February of 2018. Thankfully for Atchison County, Mariah Murdie (who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.