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MARATHON – Nine different Auburndale players scored, three in double figures, as the Eagles cruised to a 65-40 win over Marathon in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Thursday night at Marathon High School.
Annamarie Aue had nine points and Kaitlyn Kundinger added eight in the first half as Auburndale built a commanding 41-13 lead by halftime.
Kundinger finished with a team-high 14 points, Aue had 11 and Hailey Grimm chipped in 10 for the Eagles, who improve to 2-0 overall and in the Marawood South.
Hope Krautkramer scored 13 points for Marathon, which is now 1-1 overall and in conference play.
Auburndale plays at Abbotsford in a Marawood North-South crossover game Friday and hosts Edgar in its home opener Tuesday. Marathon is off until Tuesday when it hosts Stratford.
Eagles 65, Raiders 40
Auburndale 41 24 – 65
Marathon 13 27 – 40
AUBURNDALE (65): Aliah Hamus 0 0-0 0, Josie Ertl 2 0-0 4, Georgi Schmutzer 4 0-0 8, Lauren Peplinski 3 0-0 6, Brianna Weiler 2 1-1 5, Ashlyn Grimm 1 0-0 2, Kaitlyn Kundinger 7 0-0 14, Victoria Hasenohrl 2 0-0 5, Hailey Grimm 5 0-0 10, Annamarie Aue 5 0-0 11. FG: 31. FT: 1-1. 3-pointers: 2 (Hasenohrl 1, Aue 1). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-0 overall and Marawood Conference South Division.
MARATHON (40): Anna Cleven 3 0-1 8, Hope Krautkramer 5 3-4 13, Hannah Baldeshwiler 1 2-2 4, Kaitlyn Rusch 0 0-0 0, Allison Wokatsch 6 1-2 15, Alyssa Hall 0 0-0 0, Laci Hoeksema 0 0-0 0. FG: 15. FT: 6-9. 3-pointers: 4 (Allison W 2, Anna C 2). Fouls: 6. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-1 overall and Marawood Conference South Division.