By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — The Marshfield Columbus Catholic girls basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 45-29 victory over Gilman in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division matchup Tuesday night at Columbus Catholic High School.

The Dons trailed 9-4 after the first quarter but turned the tables with an 18-5 run in the second quarter to take a 22-14 lead. Columbus controlled the second half, building a double-digit advantage.

Abby Baierl scored all 10 of her points during the second-quarter push by the Dons. Jess Trad had all of her team-high 11 points in the second half, and Tara Brock totaled 11 rebounds for Columbus (7-6 overall, 4-4 Cloverbelt East).

MaKaylen Skabroud had 10 points to top Gilman (2-8, 1-7 Cloverbelt East).

Columbus now has more than a week off. The Dons’ next game is Jan. 22 at home against Greenwood.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Dons 45, Pirates 29

Gilman 9 5 6 9 – 29

Columbus Catholic 4 18 9 14 – 45

GILMAN (29): Kendall Skabroud 0 5-7 5, Morgan Birkenholz 3 1-2 7, Katie Monson 0 0-0 0, MaKaylen Skabroud 4 2-5 10, Taylor Hendricks 0 0-0 0, Kyla Schoene 0 1-4 1, Kayla Chause 0 0-0 0, Desiree Budzinski 3 0-2 6, Rachel Krug 0 0-0 0. FG: 10. FT: 9-20. 3-pointers: 3 (Birkenholz 3). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-8, 1-7 Cloverbelt East.

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (45): Meena Thill 1-5 2-2 4, Alexandra Hutchison 2-3 0-0 4, Alishia Reigel 3-13 1-5 7, Kendra Baierl 1-2 0-0 2, Jess Trad 3-8 3-4 11, Abby Baierl 3-14 2-2 10, Natalie Pospyhalla 0-3 1-5 1, Hannah Stratman 2-11 0-0 4, Tara Brock 1-3 0-0 2. FG: 16-62. FT: 9-18. 3-pointers: 4-15 (A. Baierl 2-6, Trad 2-5, Stratman 0-1, Pospyhalla 0-3). Rebounds: 34 (Brock 11). Assists: 6 (Thill 4). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Reigel. Record: 7-6, 4-4 Cloverbelt East.