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LA CROSSE – The Marshfield boys basketball team squeaked out a 45-44 win over La Crosse Central in a nonconference game Tuesday at La Crosse Central High School.
The win moves Marshfield to 3-2 overall, while Central falls to 3-1.
Luke Zuiker scored 16 points and six rebounds, and Alex Strege added 12 points for the Tigers.
Marshfield trailed 22-19 at halftime before rallying with a 17-10 third quarter to take a 36-32 lead and it held on at the end.
Marshfield plays at Stevens Point on Friday as part of a girls-boys doubleheader. The girls game starts at 6 p.m., with the boys to follow at 7:45 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and online at wdlbwosq.com.
Tigers 45, Red Raiders 44
Marshfield 11 8 17 9 – 45
La Crosse Central 10 12 10 12 – 44
MARSHFIELD (45): Jeff Allison 0-2 0-0 0, Luke Zuiker 7-15 2-5 16, Tanner Boson 0-0 0-2 0, Matt Oestreich 3-5 2-2 8, Caleb Alexander 1-2 0-0 2, Kegan Fassler 3-6 1-1 7, Alex Strege 5-8 0-0 12. FG: 19-38. FT: 5-10. 3-pointers: 2-8 (Strege 2-4, Zuiker 0-2, Allison 0-1, Fassler 0-1). Rebounds: 16 (Zuiker 6). Assists: 13 (Oestreich 4). Turnovers: 14. Record: 3-2.
LA CROSSE CENTRAL (44): Lamont Murphy 4, Mitchell Johnson 6, Jerred Ambrose 9, Kobe King 1, Ethan Haberman 4, Alex Hayden 20. Record: 3-1.