Red Raiders
| 05/19/26 @ Pittsville | 8-2 |
| 05/18/26 vs Loyal | 4-3 |
| 05/15/26 vs Regis | 9-2 |
| 05/14/26 vs Edgar | 9-3 |
| 05/12/26 @ Edgar | 14-3 |
| + 7 more games |
Marathon waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Everything went their way against the Pittsville Panthers as they made off with an 8-2 win. The Red Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Ean Shuda, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of True Thurs, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Marathon hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in eight consecutive games.
Marathon's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Pittsville, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-3-1.
Marathon and Pittsville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. The Red Raiders will face off against Rib Lake at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (37 vs. 136). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Marathon 3.2, the Redmen 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Pittsville (ranked 129th) will meet Wild Rose (ranked 413th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
