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STRATFORD – Emma Roeper delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to score Tessa Berg with the winning run and give the Stratford softball team a 5-4 walk-off win over Marathon on Thursday at Hilgemann Field.
The Tigers are now 8-4 overall and 2-2 in the Marawood Conference South Division after completing the two-game sweep of Marathon this week.
Roeper finished with two hits and two RBI, and Tria Tubbs added a pair of singles and an RBI for Stratford.
Laney Pankratz threw a complete game to earn the win for the Tigers, striking out eighth without a walk.
Stratford hosts Phillips in a nonconference game Friday at Hilgemann Field beginning at 4:45 p.m.
Tigers 5, Raiders 4
Marathon 000 002 2 – 4 10 1
Stratford 201 010 1 – 5 9 1
WP: Laney Pankratz. LP: Kali Prihoda.
SO: Prihoda 4; Pankratz 8. BB: Prihoda 4; Pankratz 0.
Top hitters: M, Katie LeBlanc 2×4, 2B; Bridget Salber 2×4, 3B, 3 RBI; Lauren Karlen 2×4, RBI. S, Emma Roeper 2×4, 2 RBI; Tria Tubbs 2×3, RBI.
Records: Marathon 5-7, 0-5 Marawood Conference South Division; Stratford 8-4, 2-2 Marawood Conference South Division.