The Doniphan West Mustangs will face off against the Atchison County Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Doniphan West will be strutting in after a victory while Atchison County will be coming in after a loss.
While Doniphan West's win against Valley Heights wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Doniphan West narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Valley Heights 3-2. The win continues a trend for Doniphan West in their matchups with Valley Heights: they've now won four in a row.
Atchison County might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-4 to Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Ravens: they've now lost three in a row.
Rance Vesser was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Riley Kesinger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Doniphan West pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Atchison County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Doniphan West came up short against Atchison County when the teams last played back in April of 2021, falling 6-3. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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