Basketball Recap: Oakes Beats Maple River for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Tornadoes

Previous Games

02/13/25 @ Maple River	62-48
02/11/25 vs Sargent County	62-45
01/31/25 vs Wyndmere/Lidgerwood	78-43
01/28/25 @ Richland	71-36
01/24/25 vs Hankinson	59-44
+ 3 more games

Oakes came tearing into Thursday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Maple River Eagles 62-48. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 38th in North Dakota, while the Eagles are ranked 167th in Minnesota), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Oakes pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.4 points. As for Maple River, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-15.

Oakes has already played their next matchup (against Enderlin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Maple River also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Jackson County Central.