Santa Fe Trail had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over the Atchison County Tigers. Considering the Chargers have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Hunter French and Rigley Sleichter were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, French pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Meanwhile, Sleichter pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. French also tossed a walk, which is notable because Santa Fe Trail is 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 1-3 otherwise. At bat, French scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Sleichter scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Sleichter has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Breylan Gleason, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Tanner Sleichter was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Chargers
| 04/07/25 vs Atchison County | 58.3% |
| 04/01/25 vs Prairie View | 39.1% |
| 04/01/25 vs Prairie View | 37.5% |
| 03/31/25 vs Louisburg | 30% |
| 03/28/25 vs Perry-Lecompton | 35.3% |
| + 18 more games |
Santa Fe Trail was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
The win got Santa Fe Trail back to even at 4-4. As for Atchison County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Coming up, Santa Fe Trail will venture away from home to take on Baldwin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chargers are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Atchison County, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Hiawatha on Friday.
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