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STRATFORD – Stratford held Edgar to 12 points in the first half, opened up a double-digit lead by intermission and went on to finish off Edgar 50-35 in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Thursday at Stratford High School.
The Tigers led 27-12 at halftime and cruised to the win, improving to 13-4 overall and 9-2 in the Marawood South.
Carly Pankratz scored 11 points and MyKayla Stueber added 10 for Stratford.
Savannah Koepke topped Edgar (7-13, 3-9 Marawood South) with 11 points.
Stratford will start a string of four-straight road games with a nonconference matchup at Loyal on Tuesday.
Tigers 50, Wildcats 35
Edgar 12 23 – 35
Stratford 27 23 – 50
EDGAR (35): Natallya Radke 4 0-0 10, Isabella Kaiser 0 0-0 0, Addisyn Trawicki 0 0-0 0, Emery Borchardt 0 0-0 0, Jorja Knetter 0 0-0 0, Brandi Halvorsen 3 2-2 10, Tenley Mauer 0 0-0 0, Chloe Mellenberger 2 0-0 4, Savannah Koepke 4 1-2 11, Shiloh Karlen 0 0-0 0, Anabel Blocker 0 0-1 0, Kendyl Apfelbeck 0 0-0 0. FG: 13. FT: 3-5. 3-pointers: 6 (Halvorsen 2, Radke 2, Koepke 2). Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Kasier. Record: 7-13, 3-9 Marawood Conference South Division.
STRATFORD (50): Kayla Casperson 2-4 3-4 8, Laney Pankratz 0-2 0-0 0, Carly Pankratz 3-11 4-5 11, Kassedey Downey 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Zuelke 2-5 1-2 5, Daisy Yoder 1-6 3-4 5, MyKayla Stueber 4-9 0-1 10, Tria Tubbs 3-9 3-6 9, Abbi Lewerenz 0-0 2-2 2, Erika Frick 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 15-49. FT: 16-24. 3-pointers: 4-16 (Stueber 2-7, Casperson 1-2, C. Pankratz 1-5, L. Pankratz 0-1, Yoder 0-1). Rebounds: 26 (Tubbs 6). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 13-4, 9-2 Marawood Conference South Division.