OAKES, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Oakes outscored South Border 30-7 in the first quarter and never looked back on the way to a 75-29 win over the Mustangs on a Region 3 matchup Tuesday night in Oakes.

Steele Hansen outscored South Border in the first half 16-15 as the Tornadoes built a 54-15 lead at the break. Hansen finished with a game high 25 points. Ashton Biesterfeld added 17 points and Garrett Meehl chipped in 13.

Kaden Bader led the Mustangs with seven points. Set Wolf and Trevor Schmidt each had five.

Oakes improves to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in Region 3 games. South Border falls to 0-10 overall and 0-2 in the Region.

Oakes will now travel to Edgeley on Friday night for a showdown with the 10th ranked Rebels. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier is 8-1 on the season and both teams are undefeated in District 5 play.You can hear that game on 1220 KDDR/95.9 FM The Tornado beginning at 7:30 with the pregame show.