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STRATFORD – Macie Frueh had 18 points, and Tianna Hughes added 15 points and seven rebounds, to lead the Stratford girls basketball team to a 66-43 rout of Wausau Newman Catholic in a Marawood Conference South Division matchup Tuesday night at Stratford High School.
The Tigers assure themselves of a winning season by improving to 12-4 overall and they are now 5-3 in the Marawood South. Newman drops to 5-9 and 2-6 in the conference.
Savannah Schillinger added 10 points and six rebounds, and Andie Zuelke had eight points and nine rebounds for the Tigers.
Stratford led 31-17 at halftime and finished strong, outscoring the Cardinals 20-9 in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers host Auburndale on Friday.
Tigers 66, Cardinals 43
Newman Catholic 10 17 17 9 – 43
Stratford 16 15 15 20 – 66
NEWMAN CATHOLIC (43): Lauren Fech 3-8 0-0 9, Laura Beilke 0-0 3-4 3, Karina McGucken 0-5 4-6 4, Abbye Fox 1-3 0-0 3, Hadleigh Baumann 0-3 0-0 0, Caitlin Deaton 6-17 3-6 16, Taylor Jankowski 3-6 0-0 8, Kaley Fech 0-3 0-2 0, Brogan Kimball 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 13-45. FT: 10-18. 3-pointers: 7-12 (L. Fech 3-4, Jankowski 2-3, Deaton 1-3, Fox 1-2). Rebounds: 22 (Deaton 11). Record: 5-9, 2-6 Marawood Conference South Division.
STRATFORD (66): Sammy Griesbach 2-6 3-4 7, Macie Frueh 6-16 3-4 18, Brittany Bredeman 1-1 0-0 2, Tianna Hughes 5-15 5-11 15, Emily Manecke 0-0 2-4 2, Savannah Schillinger 3-8 2-3 10, Casey Kolbeck 2-5 0-0 4, Marissa Cepress 0-3 0-0 0, Andie Zuelke 4-7 0-0 8. FG: 23-61. FT: 15-26. 3-pointers: 5-12 (Frueh 3-7, Schillinger 2-5). Rebounds: 29 (Zuelke 9). Assists: 10 (Frueh 5). Record: 12-4, 5-3 Marawood South.