Blair-Taylor typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Marathon proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Wildcats 5-3. This was payback for the Red Raiders, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Allison Podjaski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). Podjaski was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Danica Staus, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Brinly Stencil, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run.
The victory got Marathon back to even at 7-7. As for Blair-Taylor, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marathon will host Newman at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Red Raiders are facing the Fighting Cardinals at the right time seeing as the Fighting Cardinals are stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Blair-Taylor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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