Gwinner, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Oakes Tornadoes started out strong but struggled through the second half against #7 Sargent County, falling by a final score of 66-37.

The Tornadoes started the game strong going 6/8 in the first quarter. They were within a point at the quarter 15-14 with the Bulldogs in front. That lead was tenuous at best throughout most of the second quarter as the lead would flip back and forth all the way to 25-24 Bulldogs. Then Nicholas Hansen dropped two treys back to back before finishing the half with a last second lay up to take the 34-24 lead into the half.

The second half did not go well for Oakes as they struggled from the filed with only 4 field goals on the entire half going 4/26. Meanwhile Sargent County went 8/13 for the third quarter taking a 54-30 lead. They would go another 6/11 in the fourth quarter to take the game 66-37.

The overall leading scorers were Luke Martinson and Grady Wehlander both with 13 points. The leading scorer for Oakes was Eddie Garza who went 5/10 from the field and 1/1 from the line for 11 points on the night.

The Bank North Player of the Game was Jyles Meier.

Next up for the Tornadoes is Lisbon in Lisbon on Saturday February 10th.