Jefferson West is 6-0 against Atchison County since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Jefferson West Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Atchison County Tigers. Jefferson West will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Jefferson West lost 12-5 to Silver Lake on Monday.
Atchison County lost 16-6 to Onaga on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Atchison County in their matchups with Onaga: they've now lost five in a row.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of 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.
Jefferson West's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3-1. As for Atchison County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Jefferson West took their win against Atchison County when the teams last played back in April of 2018 by a conclusive 15-0. Will Jefferson West repeat their success, or does Atchison County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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