Marathon downs Stratford boys basketball to stay undefeated

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STRATFORD – Stratford was held under 20 points in each half and Marathon took advantage, defeating the Tigers 60-35 in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Friday night at Stratford High School.

Marathon led 26-19 at halftime and outscored Stratford 34-16 in the second half to win going away and remain undefeated this season at 6-0 overall and 5-0 in the Marawood South. Stratford, which has now lost three games in a row, is 3-3 and 1-3 in the conference.

Stratford shot just 23 percent (12 of 510 from the floor and missed 18 of 21 3-point attempts in the loss.

Ashton Wrensch scored 12 points to lead the Tigers.

Stratford plays at Edgar on Tuesday.

Raiders 60, Tigers 35
Marathon 26 34 – 60
Stratford 19 16 – 35
MARATHON (60):
Statistics not reported. Record: 6-0. 5-0 Marawood Conference South Division.
STRATFORD (35): Braeden Schueller 2-14 1-2 6, John Seitz 2-4 1-3 5, Reid Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Ashton Wrensch 4-11 3-6 11, Drew Bruesewitz 2-7 0-0 4, Ben Zuelke 0-2 3-4 3, Payton Glenn 1-1 0-0 2, Henry Zaleski 0-2 0-0 0, Izaiah Hadlock 0-0 0-0 0, Brady Schmidt 1-10 0-0 3. FG: 12-51. FT: 8-15. 3-pointers: 3-21 (Wrensch 1-3, Schueller 1-5, Schmidt 1-8, Seitz 0-1, Zaleski 0-1, Bruesewitz 0-3). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-3, 1-3 Marawood Conference South Division.