MARATHON – The Auburndale volleyball team fought hard defensively but came up short in a 3-1 loss to Marathon in a Marawood Conference South Division matchup Tuesday night at Marathon High School.
Marathon won 25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 25-20. Both teams are now 1-2 in the Marawood Conference South Division.
The Apaches had 82 digs in the four-set match, including 22 from Maggie Willfahrt and 13 by Bri Haasl, but couldn’t mount enough offense to pull out the win.
Auburndale had 41 hitting errors out of 80 attempts. Marissa Ponshock had nine kills, and Mackenzie Raab and Georgi Schmutzer each had seven kills for the Apaches.
Raab added 20 assists and Schmutzer had 14 assists for Auburndale.
Auburndale now has a week off before returning o action Sept. 25 at home against Edgar.