After losing to Rock Port the last time they met, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] took down the Rock Port Blue Jays 66-51 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax].
Despite the defeat, Rock Port saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jack Meyerkorth went 9 for 20 en route to 21 points plus seven steals. The game was Meyerkorth's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Ellis, who had 12 points plus three steals.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Rock Port, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] will challenge Northwestern on Saturday. As for Rock Port, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Faith Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m.
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