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MARSHFIELD – Alex Strege scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Marshfield JV boys basketball team to a 36-27 win over Merrill on Friday night at Marshfield High School.
The Tigers won for the eighth time in their last nine games to improve to 9-5 and 3-4 in the WVC.
Marshfield outscored Merrill 9-2 in the fourth quarter to earn the win.
The Tigers play at Wausau West on Tuesday.
Tigers 36, Bluejays 27
Merrill 6 13 6 2 – 27
Marshfield 6 16 5 9 – 36
MERRILL (27): No statistics reported.
MARSHFIELD (36): Camilo Mesa 1-7 0-0 3, Jace Krasselt 0-2 0-0 0, Caleb Alexander 0-4 8-10 8, Craig Serchen 0-3 0-2 0, Kegan Fasler 1-4 0-0 2, Jeff Allison 1-3 3-4 5, Mitch Ott 1-1 0-0 2, Alex Strege 6-11 1-3 16. FG: 10-35. FT: 12-19. 3-pointers: 4-16 (Strege 3-5, Mesa 1-7, Alexander 0-1, Allison 0-1, Krasselt 0-2). Rebounds: 27 (Alexander 6, Serchen 6). Turnovers: 12. Fouls: 7. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-5, 3-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference.