Auburndale baseball sees rally fall short against Edgar

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AUBURNDALE – Auburndale was held to three hits and dropped a 3-2 decision to Edgar in a Marawood Conference South Division baseball game Thursday at Auburndale High School.

Edgar scored three times in the third inning and held off a seventh-inning rally by Auburndale to finish off the victory.

Cam Ertl and Cason Schmutzer had RBIs to score Trayton Weister and Colton Wright in the bottom of the seventh before Edgar (3-2, 2-2 Marawood South) got the final out.

Wright took the loss, striking out five in a complete-game effort for the Apaches (3-4, 2-4 Marawood South).

Auburndale hosts Wausau Newman Catholic on Friday.

Wildcats 3, Apaches 2
Edgar 003 000 0 – 3 6
Auburndale 000 000 2 – 2 3
Edgar statistics not reported.
LP:
Colton Wright.
SO: Wright 5. BB: Wright 2.
Top hitters: A, Trayton Weister 1×4, run; Wright 1×4, run; Cam Ertl 1×3, RBI; Cason Schmutzer RBI.
Records: Edgar 3-2, 2-2 Marawood South; Auburndale 3-4, 2-4 Marawood South.