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MARATHON – Caleb Weinfurter hit five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 17 points but Auburndale wasn’t able to overcome a slow start and lost 57-47 to Marathon at Marathon High School on Thursday night in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball matchup.
Collin Hawkins added 15 points for the Apaches, who lost for the sixth-straight time and fell to 1-6 overall and 0-4 in the Marawood South.
Marathon pulled out to a 33-21 lead at halftime and maintained its lead throughout.
Auburndale had 19 turnovers and Marathon (8-1, 4-0 Marawood South) had 13 offensive rebounds.
Preston Wirkus had 15 points for Marathon.
Auburndale hosts Northland Lutheran on Tuesday.
Raiders 57, Apaches 47
Auburndale 21 26 – 47
Marathon 33 24 – 57
AUBURNDALE (47): Nick Steele 1-4 0-0 2, Luke Olsen 0-0 0-0 0, Caleb Weinfurter 6-11 0-0 17, Collin Hawkins 5-6 5-6 15, Christian Firnstahl 2-7 1-2 5, Dylan Peplinski 4-8 0-0 8. FG: 18-36. FT: 6-8. 3-pointers: 5-11 (Weinfurter 5-10, Steele 0-1). Record: 1-6, 0-4 Marawood Conference South Division.
MARATHON (57): Kellen Vetter 3, Xavier Lechleitner 7, Preston Wirkus 15, Nathan Stoffel 10, Karter Underwood 3, Ryan Gassner 4, Donovan Free 11, Bryce Seubert 4. Record: 8-1, 4-0 Marawood Conference South Division.