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STRATFORD – The Stratford boys basketball team got back on the winning track with a 57-46 nonconference win over Whitehall on Thursday night at Stratford High School.
The Tigers, coming off a loss to Auburndale that snapped their six-game winning streak, improves to 17-4. Whitehall falls to 8-10.
Derek Austin scored 21 points and Troy Mengel added 19 for Stratford. Austin made 11 of 15 free throws and a pair of 3-pointers, while Mengel was 8 of 13 shooting.
The Tigers led 23-14 at halftime and closed out the game with a 16-11 fourth quarter to pull away.
Stratford will play in the second-place game of the Marawood Conference crossovers on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Abbotsford against the Falcons. Auburndale plays Prentice in the first-place game at 3 p.m.
Tigers 57, Norse 46
Whitehall 6 8 21 11 – 46
Stratford 8 15 18 16 – 57
WHITEHALL (46): Statistics not provided. Record: 8-10.
STRATFORD (57): Greg Belter 0-1 0-0 0, Nolan Bargender 1-6 4-6 6, Ben Kraus 0-1 0-0 0, Derek Austin 4-9 11-15 21, Eli Temanson 3-5 0-0 8, Travis Urlaub 1-1 1-3 3, Troy Mengel 8-13 3-4 19. FG: 17-36. FT: 19-28. 3-pointers: 4-9 (Temanson 2-3, Austin 2-4, Bargender 0-1, Belter 0-1). Rebounds: 25 (Urlaub 6). Assists: 11 (Belter 4). Record: 17-4.