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AUGUSTA – Strong first and third quarters lifted Augusta to a 54-47 win over Marshfield Columbus Catholic in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball game Tuesday night at Augusta High School.
Augusta outscored the Dons 19-11 in the first quarter and 12-7 in the third to provide a deficit too big for Columbus to overcome.
Columbus (6-6 overall) and Augusta (6-5) are now in a three-way tie with Greenwood for fifth place in the conference standings at 4-5.
Jessica Trad had 14 points to top Columbus Catholic.
The Dons return to action Friday at Greenwood. The game will be broadcast on WOSQ-FM 92.3 and wdlbwosq.com with the pregame show starting at 7:10 p.m.
Beavers 54, Dons 47
Columbus Catholic 11 13 7 16 – 47
Augusta 19 9 12 14 – 54
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (47): Alisha Reigel 4, Jessica Trad 14, Abby Baierl 3, Tara Brock 6, Hannah Kruse 4. Record: 6-6, 4-5 Cloverbelt East.
AUGUSTA (54): Devon Shilka 7, Dani Nelson 16, Kate Herold 6, Courtney Shaffer 11. Record: 6-5, 4-5 Cloverbelt East.
Note: individual scoring totals are incomplete for both teams.