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STRATFORD – Lauren Kraus and Daisy Yoder each scored 11 points to help lift the Stratford girls basketball team to a 58-54 win over Cochrane-Fountain City in a semifinal of the Stratford Holiday Tournament on Wednesday night at Stratford High School.
Lexie Christopherson went 3-for-3 from 3-point range and added nine points for the Tigers.
Stratford led 27-20 at halftime and was able to hold off a late run to earn the victory and move into the championship game.
Emmalee Mann had 12 points and Isabella Holzer scored 11 for Cochrane-Fountain City (5-4).
Stratford (5-3) will play Shullsburg (6-5) at 2:45 p.m. Thursday for the tournament championship. Shullsburg defeated Bangor 47-44 in the other semifinal Wednesday. Bangor will take on Cochrane-Fountain City in the consolation game at 1 p.m.
Tigers 58, Pirates 54
Cochrane-Fountain City 20 34 – 54
Stratford 27 31 – 58
COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY (54): Mackenzie Wenger 2 0-0 6, Grace Wenger 3 2-2 9, Aubrey Smith 0 1-2 1, Isabella Holzer 4 2-4 11, Emmalee Mann 5 2-2 12, Alexis Pronschinske 3 0-0 7, Mikayla Stiehl 1 1-2 3, Janelle Wolfe 0 1-2 1, Gina Guenther 2 0-0 4. FG: 20. FT: 9-14. 3-pointers: 5 (Wenger 2, Wenger 1, Holzer 1, Praschinske 1). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Stiehl. Record: 5-4.
STRATFORD (58): Ella Heidmann 1-5 4-6 7, Tessa Berg 1-8 1-2 3, Lauren Kraus 3-6 4-7 11, Bailey Linzmaier 2-10 2-5 6, Sailor Kauffman 1-2 2-2 5, Lexie Christopherson 3-5 0-0 9, Ashley Hollatz 2-3 2-2 6, Daisy Yoder 5-6 1-3 11. FG: 18-44. FT: 16-27. 3-pointers: 6-11 (Christopherson 3-3, Heidmann 1-2, Kauffman 1-2, Kraus 1-2, Linzmaier 0-2). Rebounds: 33 (Kraus 8). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-3.