By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

RHINELANDER — The Marshfield boys basketball team ended a five-game losing streak with a 50-47 win at Rhinelander on Tuesday night.

The Tigers trailed 22-20 at halftime before outscoring the Hodags 15-5 in the third quarter to open up an eight-point lead.

Rhinelander closed to within three, but the Tigers were able to hold on for the win.

Tanner Boson was 4-for-5 on 3-pointers and led Marshfield with 12 points. Jordan Schlinsog had 10 points, and Adam Fravert added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Tigers.

Marshfield (5-9) plays at Wausau West on Friday. The game will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com.

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

Tigers 50, Hodags 47

Marshfield 6 14 15 15 – 50

Rhinelander 11 11 5 20 – 47

MARSHFIELD (50): Caleb Alexander 0-1 1-2 1, Tyson Slade 2-4 0-0 5, Kegan Fassler 0-1 0-0 0, Alec Hinson 1-3 0-0 3, Tanner Boson 4-6 0-0 12, Will Spindler 3-5 0-1 6, Ethan Voss 1-4 0-0 3, Jordan Schlinsog 3-7 2-2 10, Adam Fravert 4-7 2-4 10. FG: 18-38. FT: 5-9. 3-pointers: 9-18 (Boson 4-5, Schlinsog 2-5, Voss 1-1, Hinson 1-2, Slade 1-3, Fravert 0-2). Rebounds: 25 (Fravert 8). Assists: 8 (Fassler 3). Record: 5-9.

RHINELANDER (47): No statistics reported. Record: 6-9.