By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AUBURNDALE — The Auburndale baseball and softball teams suffered losses to Marathon in Marawood Conference South Division action Tuesday at Auburndale High School.

Marathon won the baseball game 13-1 and the softball game 11-1 to remain undefeated in both sports in the conference.

In the softball contest, Auburndale was limited to one hit, a double by Katie Lundgren.

Marathon pounded out 11 hits and scored in four of the five innings to improve to 5-3 overall and 4-0 in the Marawood South. Auburndale is now 1-5 and 1-3 in the conference.

Cody Steins had two of the Apaches’ three hits and drove in their only run in the baseball loss.

Marathon scored seven times in the first inning against Aaron Willfahrt, chasing him from the game before an out was recorded. Four Auburndale pitchers combined to walk 15 Marathon batters in six innings.

Marathon is 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference while Auburndale drops to 1-3 and 0-3 in the Marawood South.

Both Auburndale teams play at Northland Lutheran on Thursday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Softball

Raiders 11, Apaches 1

Marathon 301 25 – 11 11

Auburndale 000 01 – 1 1

Marathon statistics not provided.

LP: Rachael Bolder.

SO: R. Bolder 3. BB: R. Bolder 5.

Top hitter: A, Katie Lundrgen 2B.

Records: Marathon 4-3, 2-0 Marawood South; Auburndale 1-5, 1-3 Marawood South.

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Baseball

Raiders 13, Apaches 1

Marathon 703 003 – 13 9

Auburndale 000 100 – 1 3

Marathon statistics not provided.

LP: Aaron Willfahrt.

SO: A. Willfahrt (0 inn.) 0, Cooper Krings (2 2/3 inn.) 3, Caleb Weinfurter (2 1/3 inn.) 1, Cody Steins (1 inn.) 0. BB: A. Willfahrt 2, Krings 5, Weinfurter 4, Steins 4.

Top hitter: A, Steins 2×3, RBI.

Records: Marathon 7-1, 3-0 Marawood South; Auburndale 1-3, 0-3 Marawood South.