Football Preview: Oakes Tornadoes vs. Northern Cass Jaguars
The Oakes Tornadoes are taking a road trip to square off against the Northern Cass Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Oakes is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Oakes was ranked 18th). Oakes fell 28-20 to Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm on Friday.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Carter Ptacek, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 0.5 sacks and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss). Christopher T Titus also helped out with an impressive 107 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Northern Cass came up short against Central Cass on Friday, falling 42-20. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Squirrels are ranked fourth).
Oakes' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Northern Cass, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Everything went Oakes' way against Northern Cass when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Oakes made off with a 39-19 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Northern Cass' Matthew Hoppe, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oakes still be able to contain Hoppe? There's only one way to find out.
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