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STRATFORD – Preston Wirkus poured in 26 points to lead Marathon to a 57-38 victory over Stratford in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Tuesday night at Stratford High School.
The Tigers lost their third-straight game and drops to 6-6 overall and 2-3 in the Marawood South. Marathon moves to 9-1 overall and remains in first place in the conference at 5-0.
Marathon surged out to a 33-16 lead at halftime and held on from there.
Ethan Nagel scored 15 points to top Stratford.
Stratford hosts Northland Lutheran on Friday.
Raiders 57, Tigers 38
Marathon 33 24 – 57
Stratford 16 22 – 38
MARATHON (57): Kellen Vetter 0-2 0-0 0, Xavier Lechleitner 6-9 2-2 17, Ben Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Spencer Krautkramer 0-0 0-0 0, Carson Seehafer 0-1 1-2 1, Hunter Baumann 1-2 0-0 2, Preston Wirkus 11-14 2-2 26, Nathan Stoffel 1-3 0-0 2, Karter Underwood 1-3 0-0 3, Ryan Gassner 0-2 0-0 0, Donovan Free 1-5 0-0 3, Bryce Seubert 1-7 1-2 3. FG: 22-49. FT: 6-8. 3-pointers: 7-13 (Lechleitner 3-5, Wirkus 2-2, Free 1-2, Underwood 1-3, Baumann 0-1). Rebounds: 21 (Lechleitner 7). Record: 9-1, 5-0 Marawood South.
STRATFORD (38): Brenden Fecker 0-3 5-6 5, Cole Hoffman 1-3 3-3 5, Nick Stoflet 3-7 0-0 7, Lucas Heidmann 0-0 0-0 0, Ethan Nagel 5-7 2-2 15, Derrick Schmidt 1-5 2-3 4, Jacob Danen 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 11-26. FT: 12-14. 3-pointers: 4-12 (Nagel 3-5, Stoflet 1-3, Fecker 0-1, Hoffmann 0-1, Schmidt 0-2). Rebounds: 16 (Schmidt 6). Record: 6-6, 2-3 Marawood South.