Iola-Scandinavia fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Marathon on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Raiders by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Thunderbirds have lost by just one run.
Iola-Scandinavia saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braelyn Jueds, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Another was Maya Munoz, who went 3-for-4 with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Iola-Scandinavia and nudges their season record down to 14-6. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Marathon, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That somehow still isn't as good as their 18-5 record this season.
Iola-Scandinavia will head out on the road to face off against Menominee Nation at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.63 runs per game on average), something the Thunderbirds will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Marathon, they will welcome Wausau East at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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