This story is sponsored by Total Electric
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
MARATHON – Marathon took a step closer to clinching its fourth-straight Marawood Conference South Division title with a 61-56 overtime victory over Stratford in a girls basketball game Tuesday at Marathon High School.
Marathon raced out to a 36-27 lead before the Tigers rallied to tie the game at 52-52 to force overtime.
The Raiders outscored Stratford 9-4 in the extra four-minute period to pull out the victory and push its lead over the Tigers in the Marawood South to three games.
Marathon is now 16-2 overall and 12-1 in conference play, while Stratford drops to 11-8 and 10-4 in the Marawood South. Wausau Newman Catholic stands at 10-3 in conference play to remain in the title chase after it defeated Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 65-57 on Tuesday. Newman hosts Marathon on Feb. 15.
Katelyn Schmidt scored 22 points, 17 in the first half, to lead the Raiders.
Kaylee Hollatz hit four 3-pointers, including three in the Tigers’ second-half comeback, and finished with a team-high 18 points.
Stratford hosts Chequamegon on Friday in a Marawood Conference crossover game.
Raiders 61, Tigers 56 (OT)
Stratford 27 25 4 – 56
Marathon 36 16 9 – 61
STRATFORD (56): Callie Lehman 0-1 2-2 2, Taya Nett 3-6 2-2 10, Blaire Lindner 2-9 2-2 6, Jadyn Dahlke 0-0 0-0 0, Macie Schillinger 0-0 0-0 0, Mariah Zawislan 1-4 2-6 5, Chelsey Gliniecki 7-15 0-0 14, Kaylee Hollatz 7-9 0-0 18, Brenna Ackley 0-1 2-4 2. FG: 20-45. FT: 10-18. 3-pointers: 6-13 (Hollatz 4-5, Nett 2-2, Lehman 0-1, Gliniecki 0-1, Lindner 0-4). Rebounds: 28 (Gliniecki 8). Fouls: 21. Fouled out: none. Record: 11-8, 10-4 Marawood Conference South Division.
MARATHON (61): Stephanie Draeger 5 3-3 15, Karley Fischer 2 0-1 4, Alysha Stieber 1 6-8 9, Kyli Blume 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Boehm 1 1-2 3, Katelyn Schmidt 7 8-12 22, Brooke Balz 4 0-0 8. FG: 20. FT: 18-26. 3-pointers: 3 (Draeger 2, Stieber 1). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 16-2, 12-1 Marawood Conference South Division.