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MARATHON – Breanna Ackley had a double-double and the Stratford girls basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a 57-49 win over Marathon in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Thursday at Marathon High School.
Ackley had a team-high 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Emily Hughes scored nine of her 11 points in the second half to lead the way for the Stratford.
Stratford (5-12, 4-8 Marawood South) held a slim 29-28 at halftime and pulled away in the second half outscoring Marathon by seven.
Elizabeth Boehm led Marathon (8-6, 6-5 Marawood South) with 12 points.
Stratford will have a week off before hosting Chequamegon on Feb. 7.
Tigers 57, Raiders 49
Stratford 29 28 – 57
Marathon 28 21 – 49
STRATFORD (57): Tanaya Schillinger 3-8 1-3 8, Abby Oertel 1-5 0-0 2, Lauren Kraus 1-3 2-2 4, McKenna Leonhardt 1-4 1-2 3, Paige Kolbeck 2-3 0-0 4, Ashley O’Neil 0-0 0-0 0, Breanna Ackley 7-19 1-2 17, Gracie Hauke 2-7 4-4 8, Emily Hughes 5-8 1-3 11. FG: 22-57. FT: 10-16. 3-pointers: 3-16 (Ackley 2-6, Schillinger 1-4, Leonhardt 0-1, Hauke 0-1, Oertel 0-4). Rebounds: 37 (Ackley 10). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-12, 4-8 Marawood Conference South Division.
MARATHON (49): Jada Prihoda 0 0-0 0, Kyli Blume 3 4-6 10, Anna Cliven 3 2-2 9, Hope Krautkramer 2 0-0 4, Elizabeth Boehm 3 6-9 12, Allison Wokatsh 4 1-2 9, Bradyn Free 0 4-5 4. FG: 15. FT: 17-24. 3-pointers: 1 (Cliven 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-6, 6-5 Marawood Conference South Division.