Atchison County is 0-6 against Jefferson West since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Atchison County Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Jefferson West Tigers. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Atchison County lost 16-6 to Onaga on Tuesday.
Atchison County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeston Vessar, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyler McRae, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Atchison County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Onaga only tossed eight.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Jefferson West's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 12-5 to Silver Lake.
Atchison County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Jefferson West, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3-1.
Atchison County suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Jefferson West in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Can Atchison County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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