Marshfield boys basketball grabs road win at Wisconsin Rapids

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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Marshfield boys basketball team won its second straight game, outlasting Wisconsin Rapids 46-34 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference contest Tuesday night at Lincoln High School.

The Tigers move back over the .500 mark at 7-6 on the season and 4-2 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. Wisconsin Rapids drops to 4-10 and 3-3 in the Valley.

Marshfield was shutout in the second quarter and trailed 16-14 at the half before a big second-half surge secured the victory.

Luke Zuiker made 9 of 10 shots from the free throw line and scored a team-high 17 points for Marshfield. Matt Oestreich added a season-high 11 points.

Marshfield plays at Merrill on Friday. That game will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com starting with pregame at 7:15 p.m.

Tigers 46, Raiders 33
MARSHFIELD (46):
Jeff Allison 0-0 0-0 0, Isaac Accola 1-4 0-0 2, Matt Oestreich 5-8 0-0 11, Luke Zuiker 4-9 9-10 17, Caleb Alexander 0-2 0-0 0, Luke Olson 2-7 0-2 6, Tanner Dennis-Brown 2-2 1-2 5, Alex Strege 1-4 3-3 5. FG: 15-46. FT: 13-17. 3-pointers: 3-11 (Olson 2-5, Oestreich 1-2, Zuiker 0-2, Accola 0-1, Strege 0-1). Rebounds: 23 (Zuiker 7, Strege 7). Record: 7-6, 4-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS (33): No statistics provided. Record: 4-10, 3-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference.