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MARATHON – True Thurs and Tyler Underwood each smacked home runs to lead Marathon to a 4-2 win over Auburndale in a Marawood Conference South Division baseball game Friday at Marathon High School.
With the win, Marathon clinches at least a tie for the Marawood South championship as it wraps up its conference schedule at 7-1 and improves to 12-2 overall.
Blake Underwood struck out four and scattered nine hits to earn the complete-game win for the Raiders.
Blake Raab suffered the loss for Auburndale (6-5, 2-4 Marawood South) as he also went the distance, finishing with three strikeouts.
Aden Cherney had three hits and drove in a run for the Eagles.
Auburndale is back in action Saturday as it hosts Marshfield Columbus Catholic for a nonconference game starting at 11 a.m.
Raiders 4, Eagles 2
Auburndale 000 020 0 – 2 9 0
Marathon 201 001 x – 4 7 0
WP: Blake Underwood. LP: Blake Raab.
SO: B. Raab 3; B. Underwood 4. BB: B. Raab 1; B. Underwood 0.
Top hitters: A, B. Raab 2×4, run; Peyton Weinfurter 2×4, run; Aden Cherney 3×4, RBI. M, Tyler Underwood 2×3, HR, RBI; True Thurs HR, 2 RBI.
Records: Auburndale 6-5, 2-4 Marawood Conference South Division; Marathon 12-2, 7-1 Marawood Conference South Division.