Baseball Game Preview: Marathon Heads Out

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 2:57am

Baseball Preview: Marathon Red Raiders vs. Spencer Rockets

Marathon is 5-0 against Spencer since June of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Marathon Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Spencer Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Marathon will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.

Last Saturday, Marathon beat Iola-Scandinavia 4-1.

Meanwhile, Spencer didn't have quite enough to beat Edgar on Monday and fell 2-1.

Marathon pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Spencer, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Everything went Marathon's way against Spencer in their previous meeting back in April as Marathon made off with a 16-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marathon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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