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STRATFORD – Troy Mengel dominated inside, grabbing 11 rebounds and hitting 9 of 11 shots to total 21 points, leading the Stratford boys basketball team to its fifth-straight win, a 52-48 nonconference victory over Abbotsford on Thursday night.
Derek Austin added 11 points and five rebounds for the Tigers, who improve to 7-4. Abbotsford falls to 4-6.
Stratford, which has struggled from the free-throw line this season, had its second solid game in a row from the line, making 12 of 19.
Stratford trailed 28-26 at halftime but was able to pull out the victory, its fourth-straight close game. The Tigers had won their last three games by one point.
The Tigers host Auburndale in a Marawood Conference South Division game Tuesday.
Tigers 52, Falcons 48
Abbotsford 15 13 11 9 – 48
Stratford 15 11 15 11 – 52
ABBOTSFORD (48): Matt Kallstrom 1-5 0-0 2, Leo Braun 3-14 2-3 8, D.J. Kramas 3-10 2-2 11, Victor Castillo 6-9 0-1 15, Shane Austin 5-9 2-2 12, Robin Weiss 0-2 0-0 0, Eric English 0-0 0-2 0, Jorge Aguilera 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 18-52. FT: 6-10. 3-pointers: 6-17 (Kramas 3-7, Castillo 3-4, Braun 0-6). Rebounds: 26 (Austin 7). Assists: 11 (Braun 3). Record: 4-6.
STRATFORD (52): Nolan Bargender 3-6 2-3 8, Ben Kraus 0-1 0-0 0, John Rutherford 2-2 0-0 4, Derek Austin 3-17 5-9 11, Austin Shelley 2-7 0-0 4, Josh Reif 1-4 1-1 3, Troy Mengel 9-11 3-4 21, Travis Urlaub 0-0 1-2 1. FG: 20-48. FT: 12-19. 3-pointers: 0-5 (Austin 0-3, Shelley 0-1, Kraus 0-1). Rebounds: 34 (Mengel 11). Assists: 12 (Shelley 5, Austin 5). Record: 7-4.