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STRATFORD – The Auburndale boys basketball team earned its fourth-straight win as it defeated Marawood Conference South Division rival Stratford 62-48 on Tuesday at Stratford High School.
The Eagles led 26-24 at halftime before outscoring Stratford by 12 in the second half to pull away and send the Tigers to their second loss in a row.
Alex Willfahrt had 18 points, and Lucas Yeske added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Auburndale, which is now 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the Marawood South. Blake Raab chipped in 11 points in the victory.
John Seitz and Ashton Wrensch each had 11 points for Stratford, which is now 3-2 overall and 1-2 in conference play.
Both teams will host Marawood South games on Friday as Stratford takes on Marathon and Auburndale plays undefeated Wausau Newman Catholic.
Eagles 62, Tigers 48
Auburndale 26 36 – 62
Stratford 24 24 – 48
AUBURNDALE (62): Alex Willfahrt 7-13 1-2 18, Lucas Yeske 4-10 2-3 12, Blake Raab 3-4 2-2 11, Mason White Eagle 3-4 2-2 8, Caden Weinfurter 1-4 2-2 5, Evan Scholl 1-5 2-2 4, Trayton Weber 2-4 0-0 4, Kaden Anderson 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 21-46. FT: 11-3. 3-pointers: 9-20 (Raab 3-4, Willfahrt 3-6, Yeske 2-6, Weinfurter 1-2, Scholl 0-2). Rebounds: 27 (Yeske 11). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-1, 3-1 Marawood Conference South Division.
STRATFORD (48): Braedon Schueller 2-10 1-2 7, John Seitz 2-6 6-6 11, Ashton Wrensch 4-11 1-2 11, Drew Bruesewitz 2-3 2-4 6, Ben Zuelke 1-3 0-0 2, Payton Glenn 0-1 0-0 0, Izaiah Hadlock 2-6 0-0 5, Brady Schmidt 3-8 0-0 6. FG: 16-48. FT: 10-14. 3-pointers: 6-25 (Wrensch 2-5, Schueller 2-10, Seitz 1-2, Hadlock 1-3, Schmidt 0-5). Rebounds: 30 (Hadlock 6). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-2, 1-2 Marawood Conference South Division.