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STRATFORD – A.J. Strasser scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help the Stratford boys basketball team to a 52-43 win over Pittsville in a Marawood Conference South Division game Tuesday night at Stratford High School.
Strasser was 9 of 15 from the field and added a team-high four assists for Stratford, which improves to 3-7 overall and 3-3 in the Marawood South. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Tigers.
Pittsville is now 5-9 and 2-5 in the conference.
Stratford outscored the Panthers 19-13 in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win.
Matthew Carlson had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead Pittsville.
Stratford plays at Marathon on Friday.
Tigers 52, Panthers 43
Pittsville 5 16 9 13 – 43
Stratford 11 13 9 19 – 52
PITTSVILLE (43): Aron Masanz 2-7 2-4 8, Austin John 1-4 0-0 2, Jacob Schulz 0-1 0-0 0, Kyle Kolar 0-1 3-4 3, Paul Downs 1-3 2-2 4, Brad Wesely 1-9 2-2 5, Matthew Carlson 4-10 5-6 13, Nathan Dupee 2-5 2-4 6, Matthew Lassa 0-2 2-4 2. FG: 11-42. FT: 18-26. 3-pointers: 3-19 (Masanz 2-6, Wesely 1-8, John 0-2, Dupee 0-2, Downs 0-1). Rebounds: 23 (Carlson 8). Record: 5-9, 2-5 Marawood South.
STRATFORD (52): Dawson Gebelein 1-4 0-0 2, Eli Temanson 1-7 2-3 4, Jeremiah Hubing 0-3 0-0 0, Michael Bargender 3-6 3-4 9, Derek Schmidt 0-1 0-0 0, A.J. Strasser 9-15 0-0 18, Jake Reif 5-11 5-7 17, Tanner Weinfurtner 1-2 0-0 2. FG: 20-39. FT: 10-14. 3-pointers: 2-7 (Reif 2-3, Schmidt 0-1, Temanson 0-1, Hubing 0-2). Rebounds: 28 (Strasser 9). Record: 3-7, 3-3 Marawood South.