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AMHERST – The Auburndale boys basketball team won its 10th-straight game as it pulled away in the second half to defeat Amherst 51-40 in a nonconference game Friday night at Amherst High School.
The game was tied 27-27 at halftime before the Eagles were able to surge ahead, holding Amherst (5-12) to just 13 points during the final 18 minutes.
Amherst committed 29 fouls and Auburndale made just enough free throws, finishing 20-for-36 from the line, to grab the road win and improve to 15-1 this season.
Blake Raab was 10-for-13 at the free throw line and scored a game-high 18 points for the Eagles.
Auburndale will host Wisconsin Rapids Assumption for a Marawood Conference South Division game Tuesday. Assumption is the only team to defeat the Eagles this season, winning on its home court 48-40 back on Dec. 20.
Eagles 51, Falcons 40
Auburndale 27 24 – 51
Amherst 27 13 – 40
AUBURNDALE (51): Blake Raab 3-7 10-13 18, Keegan Empey 4-5 1-6 9, Josh Lundgren 3-10 1-2 8, Thomas Aue 2-4 3-6 7, Peyton Weinfurter 1-4 3-7 5, Jaxon Grube 1-1 0-0 2, Ayden Raab 0-1 2-2. FG: 14-32. FT: 20-36. 3-pointers: 3-12 (B. Raab 2-6, Lundgren 1-4, Weinfurter 0-2). Rebounds: 22 (Aue 6). Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-1.
AMHERST (40): Parker Soulsby 3 0-0 7, Colton Vander Laan 2 0-0 5, Cannen Hodges 1 0-0 3, Sully Perkins 2 2-2 6, Mike Glodowski 1 2-2 4, Ayden Nerdahl 2 0-0 4, Jack Seeger 0 0-0 0, Taylan McCormick 3 1-2 8, Lucas Leary 1 0-0 3. FG: 15. FT: 5-6. 3-pointers: 5 (Soulsby 1, Vander Laan 1, Hodges 1, McCormick 1, Leary 1). Fouls: 29. Fouled out: McCormick, Perkins. Record: 5-12.