Basketball Game Preview: Oakes Tornadoes vs. Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] Bison

The Oakes Tornadoes will take on the Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Oakes is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lisbon just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tornadoes have suffered against the Broncos since December 11, 2015.

Meanwhile, Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] hadn't done well against LaMoure/Litchville-Marion recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] walked away with a 38-31 win over LaMoure/Litchville-Marion.

Oakes' defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay], they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Oakes and Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Oakes came up empty-handed after a 59-58 loss. Can Oakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.