The Atchison County Tigers will head out to take on the Doniphan West Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last four games Atchison County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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 Tigers haven't had much luck with the Ravens recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Rance Vesser was huge while hitting and pitching 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 big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one double.
Riley Kesinger
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In other batting news, Riley Kesinger was cooking despite his team's loss, going 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.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Mustangs on Monday. Doniphan West narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Valley Heights 3-2. The victory continues a trend for Doniphan West in their matchups with Valley Heights: they've now won four in a row.
Doniphan West pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Atchison County, their record now sits at 6-14.
Atchison County was able to grind out a solid win over Doniphan West when the teams last played back in April of 2021, winning 6-3. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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