Oakesdale's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 64-51 win over the Waitsburg Cardinals. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Nighthawks' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Despite the loss, Waitsburg still got an impressive performance from Blake Benavides, who posted 33 points and six rebounds. With that strong performance, Benavides is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. Another player making a difference was JJ Gleason, who scored five points.
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| 12/12/25 - Home | 64-51 W |
| 01/13/18 - Away | 64-22 W |
| 12/16/17 - Neutral | 72-24 W |
| 01/14/17 - Home | 56-66 L |
| 12/17/16 - Away | 37-42 L |
The victory got Oakesdale back to even at 3-3. As for Waitsburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Oakesdale has already played their next contest, a 66-21 win against St. John-Endicott on the 13th. As for Waitsburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-29 victory against Colton on the 13th.
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