Basketball Recap: Oakes Beats Medina/Pingree-Buchanan for Their Tenth Straight Victory

Tornadoes

Previous Games

02/18/25 vs Medina/Pingree-Buchanan	71-56
02/15/25 @ Enderlin	51-34
02/13/25 @ Maple River	62-48
02/11/25 vs Sargent County	62-45
01/31/25 vs Wyndmere/Lidgerwood	78-43
+ 5 more games

Oakes came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.6 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down Medina/Pingree-Buchanan 71-56. For the Tornadoes, this counts as revenge for the 45-42 victory Medina/Pingree-Buchanan walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Medina/Pingree-Buchanan's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Roper Foerderer, who posted 15 points. Terek Kinzell was another key player, putting up 14 points.

Oakes pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Medina/Pingree-Buchanan, their record now sits at 8-10.

Oakes has already played their next contest (against Medina), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Medina/Pingree-Buchanan, they will square off against Carrington at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Medina/Pingree-Buchanan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.7 points per game this season.