Ellendale, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Oakes Tornadoes boys’ basketball team traveled to Ellendale Friday night to face the Cardinals in the 75th annual Cowbell Game, and the Cardinals withstood a furious comeback to hang on for a 58-53 win. The win gives Ellendale 43 Cowbell wins to the Tornadoes’ 32.
The game started out as a dogfight, with the lead changing several times in the first quarter until the Cardinals seized a 12-8 lead at the end of the quarter. Ellendale mainly kept control, even as the game stayed close, leading 29-24 at halftime before extending the lead through the third to head into the fourth quarter with a 46-34 lead.