Newman extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 14 on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 0-13 in the process. They lost 13-0 to the Marathon Red Raiders. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Fighting Cardinals' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Marathon, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-7. Considering they have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Marathon's part, the team relied heavily on Danica Staus, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave Staus a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Danica Paszek, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
While Newman had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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