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EAU CLAIRE – The Marshfield boys basketball team won its third straight game and completed a 2-0 sweep in the Big Rivers/Wisconsin Valley Challenge with a 74-61 victory over Chippewa Falls on Thursday afternoon at Eau Claire North High School.
Marshfield pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 19-9 to take a 35-23 halftime lead. The Tigers upped the lead to 55-37 by the end of the third quarter.
Elliot Ashbeck scored 19 points, Luke Zuiker added 16 and Ben Satter had 11 for the Tigers, who improve to 5-2.
Marshfield held a 17-6 advantage from the free throw line.
Marshfield hosts D.C. Everest on Jan. 6 for a Wisconsin Valley Conference game.
Tigers 74, Cardinals 61
Marshfield 16 19 20 19 – 74
Chippewa Falls 14 9 14 24 – 61
MARSHFIELD (74): Luke Olson 2 2-2 5, Elliot Ashbeck 7 4-5 19, Isaac Accola 0 2-2 2, Matt Oestreich 1 0-0 2, Luke Zuiker 7 1-5 16, Sean Koran 1 2-2 5, Adam Voss 1 3-4 6, Tanner Dennis-Brown 1 0-0 2, Brandon Brown 2 2-3 6, Ben Satter 5 1-2 11. FG: 25. FT: 17-25. 3-pointers: 4 (Ashbeck 1, Voss 1, Koran 1, Zuiker 1). Record: 5-2.
CHIPPEWA FALLS (61): Nigel Bowe 2 0-0 6, Zandy Stowell 2 0-0 4, Tyson Kalien 8 1-1 19, Ben Andress 6 0-0 15, Zach Davis 1 0-0 2, Tel Hepfler 1 5-6 7, Nate Kalien 1 0-0 2. FG: 21. FT: 6-7. 3-pointers: 7 (Andress 3, T. Kalien 2, Bowe 2). Record: 3-4.