Marathon came up into this matchup off a tough 22-point defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Stratford Tigers by a score of 64-62 on Tuesday. The Red Raiders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 62-61.
This is the second loss in a row for Marathon and nudges their season record down to 10-6. As for Stratford, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Marathon and Stratford should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. Marathon (ranked 155th) will meet Newman (ranked 439th) at 7:15 p.m. on February 4th. Meanwhile, Stratford will challenge Colby at 7:15 p.m. on Friday up 244 places (58 vs. 302).
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