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STRATFORD – The Stratford baseball team scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to hand first-place Marathon its first Marawood Conference South Division loss of the season on Monday with a 4-3 victory at home.
Riley Anderson hit a three-run home run to put Marathon (11-3, 6-1 Marawood South) on top 3-1 in the top of the fourth.
The Tigers responded with single runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings to win it as pitcher Lucas Heidmann kept Marathon scoreless after the homer.
Dylan Peterson smacked an RBI single up the middle to plate the winning run in the seventh for the Tigers.
“Throughout the game we talked about being aggressive at the plate and Dylan did exactly that,” Stratford coach Brad Grube said. “I was very proud of our boys and the way they played. There hard work in practice is really paying off.”
Heidmann finished with seven strikeouts and three walks.
Cole Hoffman went 3-for-3 with a home run for Stratford (6-6, 5-4 Marawood South).
Stratford plays at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption on Tuesday.
Tigers 4, Raiders 3
Marathon 000 300 0 – 3 12 0
Stratford 100 110 1 – 4 9 2
WP: Lucas Heidmann. LP: Ryan Gassner.
SO: Gassner 15; Heidmann 7. BB: Gassner 3; Heidmann 3.
Top hitters: M, Noah Dirks 2×3; Carter Hanke 2×3; Hunter Schara 2×4, 2B; Riley Anderson 3×4, HR, 3 RBIs. S, Cole Hoffman 3×3, HR, RBI; Rylan Peterson 2×3, RBI; Nick Stoflet 2×3, 2 runs.
Records: Marathon 11-3, 6-1 Marawood South; Stratford 6-6, 5-4 Marawood South.