By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STRATFORD — Athens used a 16-6 run to pull ahead and held off Stratford to win 48-46 in a nonconference girls basketball game Tuesday night at Stratford High School.

Kyncaide Diedrich scored 22 points—including nine in the decisive second quarter—for the Bluejays (13-3).

Athens led 28-18 at halftime and 37-30 heading in the fourth quarter before Stratford (12-6) made a run.

Brittany Bredemann made two 3-pointers, and Macie Frueh and Savannah Schillinger each added one from long-range to bring the Tigers close.

Frueh finished with 21 points to top the Tigers.

Stratford is off until next Tuesday when it plays at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.

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

Bluejays 48, Tigers 46

Athens 12 16 9 11 – 48

Stratford 12 6 12 16 – 46

ATHENS (48): Mirella Valdez 2 0-0 4, Emily Czech 1 2-3 4, Venessa Frahm 2 0-0 4, Kyncaide Diedrich 8 5-7 22, Gabby Janke 0 0-0 0, Brianna Lavicka 3 1-3 7, Savannah Janke 2 0-0 4, Kaitlyn Brook 0 2-2 2, Alexa Gajewski 0 1-2 1. FG: 18. FT: 11-17. 3-pointers: 1 (Diedrich 1). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 13-3.

STRATFORD (46): Macie Frueh 8 0-0 21, Brittany Bredemann 3 0-0 8, Olivia Burrows 0 0-0 0, Tianna Hughes 2 2-4 6, Emily Manecke 0 0-0 0, Savannah Schillinger 2 0-0 5, Casey Kolbeck 1 0-2 2, Andie Zuelke 1 2-5 4. FG: 17. FT: 4-10. 3-pointers: 8 (Frueh 5, Bredemann 2, Schillinger 1). Rebounds: 25 (Zuelke 9). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Frueh, Hughes. Record: 12-6.