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AUBURNALE – Northland Lutheran busted open a tie game with a five-run sixth inning and went on to defeat Auburndale 9-2 in a Marawood Conference South Division baseball game Monday at Auburndale High School.
The game was tied 2-2 after five innings until the Wildcats put five on the scoreboard against Auburndale pitcher Austin Hawkins, who struck out three and walked three in 5 2/3 innings.
Northland Lutheran added two more runs in the seventh.
Auburndale was limited to four hits – a double by Rhys Wahleithner and singles by Tony Altmann, Dave Altman and Troy Kollross. Dave Altmann and Scott Marx had RBIs for the Apaches.
Auburndale (2-9, 1-7) plays at Edgar on Monday.
Wildcats 9, Apaches 2
No. Lutheran 101 005 2 – 9 8 6
Auburndale 100 100 0 – 2 4 2
Northland Lutheran statistics incomplete.
LP: Austin Hawkins. SO: Hawkins 3, Ben Bolder 2. BB: Hawkins 3, Bolder 3.
Records: Northland Lutheran 1-7 overall and Marawood South; Auburndale 2-9, 1-7 Marawood South.
