OAKES, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Oakes Tornadoes started their volleyball regular season on solid foundation taking down the Lisbon Broncos by a final of 3-1 (25-13, 25-16, 22-25, 25-10).

Set 1 saw the Tornadoes jump out to a big lead early and hold onto it. They would jump out to a 9-2 lead and eventually expand the lead to 23-11. Lisbon would fight back a bit but it wouldn’t be enough as Oakes would take the set 25-13.

Set 2 was more of the same with Oakes jumping out to a 9-1 lead early in the set which they would hold onto expanding it to 22-13. The Broncos would not go quietly however and fight to make it 24-16 before Oakes would take it 25-16.

Set 3 saw the Broncos come alive. This time it was Lisbon’s turn for an early 5-1 lead. Oakes would fight back and take a 7-6 lead before the Broncos went on a 7 point run. Oakes would slowly chip away but the Broncos would eventually get set point at 24-19. The Tornados would fight it to 24-22 before a service error undid the comeback to give Lisbon the set 25-22.

Set 4 was all Oakes once again. They would go on three 5+ point runs during to set to get the commanding set 4 victory 25-10 and win the match 3-1.

The Bank North Player of the game for Lisbon was Kendra Differding. The Bank North Players of the Game for Oakes was a combination of Ann Muggli, who 11 kills and 4 solo blocks, and Bethany Harris, who had 27 set assists and 9 digs.

The Tornadoes rise to a record of 3-2 while Lisbon falls to a record of 3-4.

Lisbon’s next game will be on August 31st at home against Hankinson.

The Tornados next play on September 5th at home against Sargent County. You can catch the action on KDDR The Tornado 1220 AM/ 100.3 / 95.9 FM with pregame starting around 6:50.