For the second straight game, Stratford will face off against Marathon. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Red Raiders at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Stratford will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Stratford's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Marathon.
The result came thanks to Drew Gage's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Christian Rehm, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaegar Ormond, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles.
Stratford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Stratford's win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Marathon, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
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