Baseball Recap: Atchison Has No Trouble Against Washington

Phoenix

Margin (Wins)

04/02/26 @ Harmon	22
04/21/26 @ Schlagle	20
05/05/26 @ Highland Park	18
04/27/26 vs Highland Park	16
04/07/26 @ Wyandotte	16

Atchison won the last time they faced Washington and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Phoenix put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 11-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Phoenix, who have now won 11 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Parker Huntington made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Atchison got a massive performance out of Brody Barnes, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Barnes has become a key player for the Phoenix: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Kolten Bonnel was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Atchison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Washington only posted a batting average of .250.

With the win, Atchison broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 13-7. As for Washington, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Atchison is set to take on their familiar foe Schlagle at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Washington will square off against rival Highland Park at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.