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MARSHFIELD – Marshfield outscored Rhinelander by nine points in the second quarter and held off the Hodags at the end, winning 40-35 in a nonconference boys basketball game Saturday afternoon at Marshfield High School.
The Tigers used a 13-4 run in the second to take a 22-14 at halftime. Rhinelander outscored Marshfield 21-18 in the second half but couldn’t make it all the way.
Marshfield is now 14-6 and finishes its season this week with games at Merrill on Thursday and at Eau Claire North next Saturday. Thursday’s game will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com.
Luke Zuiker scored 19 points to account for nearly half of the Tigers’ scoring.
Marshfield was able to survive despite making just 9 of 18 free throws and shooting only 36 percent (13 of 36) from the field.
Rhinelander falls to 15-5.
Tigers 40, Hodags 35
Rhinelander 10 4 9 12 – 35
Marshfield 9 13 8 10 – 40
RHINELANDER (35): Statistics not provided. Record: 15-5.
MARSHFIELD (40): Jeff Allison 3-7 0-0 8, Luke Zuiker 6-14 4-10 19, Tanner Boson 0-1 0-0 0, Matt Oestreich 2-5 1-4 5, Will Spindler 0-3 0-0 0, Jordan Schlinsog 1-2 2-2 4, Alex Strege 1-4 2-2 4. FG: 13-36. FT: 9-18. 3-pointers: 5-15 (Zuiker 3-7, Allison 2-3, Boson 0-1, Oestreich 0-1, Schlinsog 0-1, Strege 0-2). Rebounds: 19 (Strege 5). Turnovers: 9. Record: 14-6.