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STRATFORD – Stratford used a 17-4 run in the second quarter to pull ahead and blew past Abbotsford 53-30 in a nonconference girls basketball game Tuesday night at Stratford High School.
Carrie Stroetz scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Hannah Schmitt had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Tigers, who improve to 5-8 after winning for the second time in their last three games.
After a 6-6 first quarter, the Tigers began to pull away with the 13-point advantage in the second quarter. Stratford kept up the pressure in the second half, outscoring Abbotsford (1-13) 30-20 in the second half.
Kim Lecheler led Abbotsford with 15 points as she made 8 of 9 free throws.
Stratford returns to action Friday at home against Pittsville.
Tigers 53, Falcons 30
Abbotsford 6 4 10 10 – 30
Stratford 6 17 16 14 – 53
ABBOTSFORD (30): Maki 0 0-2 0, Ashley Bright 0 0-0 0, Ellynn Kneifl 0 0-2 0, Kim Lecheler 3 8-9 15, Sam Orth 2 0-0 5, Laura Kneifl 2 2-3 7, Samantha Thompson 0 0-0 0, Precious Krause-Simmons 0 0-0 0, Beth Beran 0 0-0 0, Sabrina Orth 0 3-5 3. FG: 7. FT: 13-21. 3-pointers: 3 (Lecheler 1, Sam Orth 1, L. Kneifl 1). Total fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-13.
STRATFORD (53): Macy Busche 0-3 0-0 0, Danielle Leffel 1-3 1-2 3, Rachel Ludwig 2-7 0-0 4, Sara Griesbach 1-6 0-1 2, Carrie Stroetz 9-13 1-1 19, Jenessa Denfeld 1-10 0-0 2, Haley Austin 3-12 2-2 9, Hannah Schmitt 5-16 4-4 14. FG: 22-70. FT: 8-10. 3-pointers: 1-7 (Austin 1-3, Denfeld 0-2, Griesbach 0-1, Ludwig 0-1). Rebounds: 43 (Schmitt 14). Assists: 16 (Austin 5). Total fouls: 19. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-8.