The Atchison County Tigers were the 44-14 winner over the Horton Chargers when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Atchison County fell to Horton 56-52. Atchison County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Atchison County lost on Monday, one person who can't be blamed is Kinzee Bauerle. Despite the final result, she scored 30 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 57.7% of Atchison County's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Martin, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Atchison County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-12. As for Horton, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13-1.
Atchison County won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Jefferson County North at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Atchison County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 257th, while Jefferson County North is ranked 127th). As for Horton, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Horton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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