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WAUSAU – Luke Zuiker scored 20 points to lead the Marshfield boys basketball to a 53-39 win over Wausau West in a Wisconsin Valley Conference contest Friday night at West High School.
Marshfield improves to 10-4 overall and 6-1 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference, while West is now 3-12 and 0-7 in the Valley.
The win keeps the Tigers within a game of first-place Stevens Point in the WVC. Marshfield hosts the Panthers next Friday.
The Tigers’ next game is Saturday at home against La Crosse Logan.
Tigers 53, Warriors 39
Marshfield 14 21 6 12 – 53
Wausau West 7 13 11 8 – 39
MARSHFIELD (53): Jeff Allison 3-5 0-0 8, Luke Zuiker 7-13 4-4 20, Matt Oestreich 3-6 2-2 8, Will Spindler 1-2 0-0 2, Kegan Fassler 3-4 0-0 6, Jordan Schlinsog 0-1 0-0 0, Alex Strege 2-7 3-4 9. FG: 19-37. FT: 9-10. 3-pointers: 6-11 (Allison 2-3, Zuiker 2-3, Strege 2-4, Schlinsog 0-1). Rebounds: 14 (Strege 5, Zuiker 5). Assists: 14 (Strege 5). Turnovers: 5. Record: 10-4, 6-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
WAUSAU WEST (39): Kyle Nickel 4, Carson Weber 2, Jakub Tordsen 11, Taylor Penn 20, Mason Bednarski 2. Record: 3-12, 0-7 Wisconsin Valley Conference.