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STRATFORD – Junior Ainara Martin poured in 25 points to lead Wisconsin Rapids Assumption to a 45-43 upset win over first-place Stratford in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Tuesday at Stratford High School.
Ainara made 12 of 13 free throws for the Royals, who are now 4-6 overall and 2-2 in the Marawood South. Emily Bohn added 11 points in the victory.
Stratford shot just 36 percent from the field, making 15 of 42 shots, and was just 2 of 10 from 3-point range in the loss.
Lauren Kraus led Stratford with 10 points in a balanced scoring attack. Breanna Ackley and Emily Hughes each scored nine points, and Tanaya Schillinger had eight for the Tigers, who fall to 6-3 overall and 5-2 in the Marawood South. The Tigers remain one-half game ahead of Auburndale (4-2) in the division standings.
Assumption will play a Marawood crossover game at Rib Lake on Thursday before playing at Newman Catholic in Wausau on Friday. Stratford is off until Friday when it plays a crossover game at Abbotsford.
Royals 45, Tigers 43
Assumption 21 24 – 45
Stratford 13 30 – 43
ASSUMPTION (45): Izzy Jungwirth 0 0-0 0, Sam Nelson 0 0-0 0, Kayla Kerkman 0 0-0 0, Cristin Casey 1 1-2 3, Ainara Martin 6 12-13 25, Jessie Grundhoffer 1 1-2 3, Sadie Donahue 0 0-0 0, Maleia Kolo 1 0-0 2, Kendall Duellman 0 0-0 0, Emily Bohn 5 2-6 11. FG: 14. FT: 16-23. 3-pointers: 1 (Martin 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Bohn. Record: 4-6 2-2 Marawood Conference South Division.
STRATFORD (43): Tanaya Schillinger 2-2 3-4 8, Allison Lindner 0-2 1-2 1, Lauren Kraus 4-5 2-3 10, Bailey Linzmeier 1-4 0-0 2, Makenna Leonhardt 0-2 0-1 0, Lexie Christopherson 0-0 0-0 0, Breanna Ackley 3-13 2-4 9, Gracie Hauke 1-5 2-2 4, Emily Hughes 4-9 1-1 9. FG: 15-42. FT: 11-17. 3-pointers: 2-10 (Ackley 1-7, Schillinger 1-1, Lindner 0-1, Linzmeier 0-1). Rebounds: 19 (Ackley 4, Hughes 4). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-3, 5-2 Marawood Conference South Division.