Posteluk tops Tigers with 17 points

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

CHIPPEWA FALLS — The Marshfield boys basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 58-38 victory over Chippewa Falls on Thursday night at Chippewa Falls High School.

The Tigers improve to 3-6. Chippewa Falls drops to 2-5.

Ethan Posteluk made 7 of 12 shots from the field and had a team-high 17 points for Marshfield. Seth Anderson added 14 poitns and eight rebounds for the Tigers.

Marshfield led 29-17 at halftime and maintained its advantage in the second half.

Marshfield is off until Jan. 6 when it hosts D.C. Everest

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

Tigers 58, Cardinals 38

Marshfield 29 29 – 58

Chippewa Falls 17 21 – 38

MARSHFIELD (58): Ethan Posteluk 7-12 2-2 17, Brant Bohman 2-2 0-0 5, Seth Anderson 6-10 2-3 14, Alec Hinson 3-10 0-0 8, Grant Michaelis 2-6 2-2 7, Isaac Meverden 0-0 0-0 0, John Reigel 0-0 0-0 0, Adam Hauge 2-4 0-1 5, Nick Stewart 1-2 0-0 2. FG: 23-46. FT: 6-8. 3-pointers: 6-13 (Hinson 2-4, Bohman 1-1, Michaelis 1-2, Posteluk 1-3, Hauge 1-3). Rebounds: 26 (Anderson 8). Turnovers: 16. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-6.

CHIPPEWA FALLS (38): Statistics not reported. Record: 2-5.