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STRATFORD – Breanna Ackley scored 12 points and Lauren Kraus added 11, all coming in the second half, to lead the Stratford girls basketball team to a 51-38 win over Edgar in a battle of Marawood Conference South Division leaders on Thursday at Stratford High School.
Stratford led 18-14 after a low-scoring first half before opening up its lead late in the second half as Ackley and Kraus carried the way.
Ackley had five field goals, including a 3-pointer, in the second half and Kraus was 5-for-8 at the free throw line as the Tigers were able to pull away.
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Stratford finished 14 of 26 at the free throw line, 14 of 24 in the second half. Tanaya Schillinger was also 5-for-7 at the line in the second half.
With the victory, Stratford remains in a virtual tie for the Marawood South lead with Assumption, a winner at Auburndale on Thursday. The Tigers are now 7-3 in conference play, while Assumption is 6-2. Auburndale and Edgar drop out of the four-way tie for the conference lead at 5-3.
Makenna Guden and Malia Hoesly each scored 16 points for Edgar (7-5 overall).
Stratford (8-6 overall) hosts Neillsville (12-1) for a nonconference game Saturday at 1 p.m. The game will be live at zaleskisports.com.
Tigers 51, Wildcats 38
Edgar 14 24 – 38
Stratford 18 33 – 51
EDGAR (38): Skylee Manecke 1 0-1 2, Makenna Guden 6 2-4 16, Malia Hoesly 5 4-4 16, Reagan Borchardt 0 2-5 2, Olysta Bauman 0 0-0 0, Karlin Lipinski 0 0-1 0, Morgan Schnelle 0 0-0 0, Leah Davis 0 0-0 0, Amber Skryzypak 0 0-2 0, Makayla Wirkus 1 0-0 2. FG: 12. FT: 8-17. 3-pointers: 4 (Guden 2, Hoesly 2). Fouls: 21. Fouled out: Wirkus. Record: 7-5, 5-3 Marawood Conference South Division.
STRATFORD (51): Tanaya Schillinger 1-3 5-7 8, Maria Schoenfuss 0-0 0-0 0, Allison Lindner 1-3 0-0 2, Lauren Kruas 3-3 5-8 11, Bailey Linzmeier 4-6 0-0 9, Makenna Leonhardt 0-0 1-4 1, Ella Heidmann 0-0 0-0 0, Lexie Christopherson 0-0 0-0 0, Breanna Ackley 5-9 1-1 12, Gracie Hauke 1-3 2-4 4, Emily Hughes 2-6 0-2 4. FG: 17-33. FT: 14-26. 3-pointers: 3-7 (Linzmeier 1-1, Schillinger 1-2, Ackley 1-3, Lindner 0-1). Rebounds: 29 (Hughes 6). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-6, 7-3 Marawood Conference South Division.