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 17-12 before the Raiders began to try and clime back into the set and eventually tie it at 22-22. Oakes would not be denied a set 4 however and score the next 3 points to keep their season alive with a 25-22 win.

Set 4 saw Maple River jump out to an early 6-2 lead before Oakes would go on an 8 point run to make it 10-6. Maple River would then go on a 13-1 run to make it 19-11. Oakes would battle back to make it 22-20 but the Raiders would end up putting the match away with a 25-20 win.

The Tornadoes season comes to a close with a 8-19 record. The Raiders go on to a Region Qualifier on Monday against the loser of Enderlin vs Wyndmere/Lidgerwood.