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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield Columbus Catholic girls basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 45-29 victory over Gilman in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division matchup Tuesday night at Columbus Catholic High School.
The Dons trailed 9-4 after the first quarter but turned the tables with an 18-5 run in the second quarter to take a 22-14 lead. Columbus controlled the second half, building a double-digit lead.
Abby Baierl scored all 10 of her points during the second-quarter push by the Dons. Jess Trad had all of her team-high 11 points in the second half and Tara Brock totaled 11 rebounds for Columbus (7-6 overall, 4-4 Cloverbelt East).
MaKaylen Skabroud had 10 points to top Gilman (2-8, 1-7 Cloverbelt East).
Columbus now has more than a week off. The Dons’ next game is Jan. 22 at home against Greenwood.
Dons 45, Pirates 29
Gilman 9 5 6 9 – 29
Columbus Catholic 4 18 9 14 – 45
GILMAN (29): Kendall Skabroud 0 5-7 5, Morgan Birkenholz 3 1-2 7, Katie Monson 0 0-0 0, MaKaylen Skabroud 4 2-5 10, Taylor Hendricks 0 0-0 0, Kyla Schoene 0 1-4 1, Kayla Chause 0 0-0 0, Desiree Budzinski 3 0-2 6, Rachel Krug 0 0-0 0. FG: 10. FT: 9-20. 3-pointers: 3 (Birkenholz 3). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-8, 1-7 Cloverbelt East.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (45): Meena Thill 1-5 2-2 4, Alexandra Hutchison 2-3 0-0 4, Alishia Reigel 3-13 1-5 7, Kendra Baierl 1-2 0-0 2, Jess Trad 3-8 3-4 11, Abby Baierl 3-14 2-2 10, Natalie Pospyhalla 0-3 1-5 1, Hannah Stratman 2-11 0-0 4, Tara Brock 1-3 0-0 2. FG: 16-62. FT: 9-18. 3-pointers: 4-15 (A. Baierl 2-6, Trad 2-5, Stratman 0-1, Pospyhalla 0-3). Rebounds: 34 (Brock 11). Assists: 6 (Thill 4). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Reigel. Record: 7-6, 4-4 Cloverbelt East.