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MARSHFIELD – The Auburndale girls basketball team held Columbus Catholic to under 20 points in each half and pulled away for a 43-27 victory in a nonconference game Tuesday night at Columbus Catholic High School.
The Eagles led 20-15 at halftime and held Columbus Catholic to 12 points in the second half to earn the 16-point victory and improve to 2-0 this season. The Dons fall to 2-2.
Hope Schulte scored 10 points to lead Auburndale.
Mattea Schlafke, Maggie Callaghan and Courtney Sommer each had seven points for Columbus Catholic.
Auburndale hosts Abbotsford as part of a girls-boys Marawood Conference crossover doubleheader on Friday. The girls game starts at 5:30 p.m., with the boys to follow at approximately 7:15 p.m.
Columbus Catholic will be off for a week before hosting Spencer in its Cloverbelt Conference East Division opener on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7:15 p.m.
Eagles 43, Dons 27
Auburndale 20 23 – 43
Columbus Catholic 15 12 – 27
AUBURNDALE (43): Kylie Anderson 6, Taylor Anderson 5, Lily Bellanti 6, Sidney Wolff 2, Rose Hasenhorl 4, Breleigh Grimm 4, Mya Krings 2, Hope Schulte 10, Myah Katzenberger 4. Record: 2-0.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (27): Chayse Blenker 3, Maggie Callaghan 7, Mattea Schlafke 7, Sam Casperson 2. Hailey Hargraves 1, Courtney Sommer 7. Record: 2-2.