Tornadoes Fall to Raiders; Eliminated From Postseason

Wimbledon, ND (NewsDakota.com) The Oakes Tornadoes volleyball season came to an abrupt end as for the 2nd straight year the Maple River Raiders eliminated them in the District 1 Tournament 3-1 (25-19, 27-25, 22-25, 25-20). The match with Oakes jumping to a 7-3 lead. That lead would quickly evaporate as the Raiders would tie and take the lead after 8-8. They would slowly build their lead for the rest of the set not letting Oakes get closer than 3 points till they won 25-19. Set 2 saw Oakes again out in front early making it 10-7 then 13-9 and even 16-11. Maple River would then tie it at 16-16. The lead would swap back and forth then before the Tornadoes found themselves up 23-19. The Raiders would again battle back to tie at 23-23 and fend off a set point from Oakes at 24-23. The Raiders would win the set with their 2nd set point winning 27-25. Set 3 saw 5 lead changes and 7 ties all before either team reached 10 points. After 9-9 Oakes would take a 14-10 lead. They would build it to