Atchison County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against the Troy Trojans as the Atchison County Tigers made off with a 16-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Atchison County.
Rance Vessar was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Vessar was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jeston Vessar and Nate Oom did most of the damage at the plate: Vessar got on base in five of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles, while Oom scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brooks Goodpasture, who scored two runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Atchison County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. As for Troy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Atchison County will head out on the road to square off against Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Troy, they will be playing at home against McLouth on Thursday. McLouth is coming into the match with seven straight victories on the road, so Troy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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