Auburndale lost against Marathon back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Auburndale Apaches fell just short of the Marathon Red Raiders by a score of 2-1. Auburndale has struggled against Marathon recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Aden Cherney put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Cherney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Cherney wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Auburndale's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Marathon, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
While Auburndale 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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