Atchison County fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Pleasant Ridge on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 10-9. The Tigers have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Rance Vesser was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Max Bottorff was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Atchison County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Pleasant Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for another result: Pleasant Ridge was given a victory via forfeit against Atchison County later that day.
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