The Oakes Tornadoes are taking a road trip to square off against the Enderlin Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oakes has six straight victories, Enderlin has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Oakes is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wyndmere/Lidgerwood 78-43 on Friday. The Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Enderlin came up short against Wyndmere/Lidgerwood on Tuesday and fell 54-43.
Oakes will have to keep a close watch on Karson Gruba and Jake Cimbura, a pair of players who had a big impact on Enderlin's prior game. Gruba went 6 for 10 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds, while Cimbura posted 13 points and seven boards. What's more, Gruba also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2023.
Enderlin's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Oakes, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Oakes strolled past Enderlin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 55-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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