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LA CROSSE – Marshfield was held to just seven points in the first half and couldn’t recover, dropping a nonconference boys basketball game at La Crosse Central 70-41 on Tuesday night.
Central (1-1) pulled out to a 42-7 lead by halftime, sending the Tigers (2-3) to their third-straight road loss.
Reed Miller scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and Preston Wagner added nine points for Marshfield.
The Tigers shot just 34 percent (15 of 43) from the field, committed 19 turnovers, and made just 1 of 7 free throws.
Marshfield is off until next Tuesday, Dec. 12, when it plays at Stevens Point in its Wisconsin Valley Conference opener.
Red Raiders 70, Tigers 41
Marshfield 7 34 – 41
La Crosse Central 42 28 – 70
MARSHFIELD (41): Isaac Meverden 0-4 1-4 1, Brant Bohman 1-5 0-03, Tommy Olson 1-5 0-0 3, Reed Miller 7-15 0-0 19, Seth Anderson 3-5 0-0 6, Preston Wagner 3-4 0-0 9, Anthony Posteluk 0-3 0-0 0, John Reigel 0-0 0-0 0, Cody Korth 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Urban 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 15-43. FT: 1-7. 3-pointers: 10-28 (Miller 5-11, Wagner 3-3, Bohman 1-4, Olson 1-5, Meverden 0-2, Posteluk 0-2). Rebounds: 22 (Miller 5). Turnovers: 19. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-3.
LA CROSSE CENTRAL (70): Statistics not reported. Record: 1-1.