Tigers fall to 9-9

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARATHON — Stratford was held to 37 percent shooting and just 4 of 24 from 3-point range as it lost to Marathon 70-45 in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Friday night at Marathon High School.

Marathon, which already clinched the Marawood South championship, is now 16-2 overall and 11-0 in the conference. Marathon is at Cloverbelt Conference East Division leader Marshfield Columbus Catholic on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Stratford falls to 9-9 overall and 5-6 in the Marawood South after suffering its second loss in a row in the conference.

Brenden Fecker, Nick Stoflet, and Derrick Schmidt each scored nine points to lead the Tigers.

Stratford is off until Thursday when it plays at Northland Lutheran in its Marawood South finale.

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

Raiders 70, Tigers 45

Stratford 24 21 – 45

Marathon 34 36 – 70

STRATFORD (45): Brenden Fecker 3-9 2-4 9, Cole Hoffman 1-5 0-0 3, Drew Oertel 0-1 0-0 0, Nick Stoflet 2-4 4-5 9, Lucas Heidmann 0-2 2-2 2, Ethan Nagel 0-3 0-0 0, Derrick Schmidt 4-8 0-1 9, Jacob Danen 3-3 2-4 8, Dylan Paschel 0-1 0-0 0, Tanner Weinfurtner 1-1 3-4 5. FG: 14-37. FT: 13-20. 3-pointers: 4-24 (Stoflet 1-3, Hoffman 1-5, Schmidt 1-5, Fecker 1-6, Heidmann 0-1, Paschel 0-1, Nagel 0-3). Rebounds: 17 (Weinfurtner 6). Assists: 8 (Stoflet 3). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-9, 5-6 Marawood South.

MARATHON (70): No statistics reported. Record: 16-2, 11-0 Marawood South.