Tonight before the game even started, the house was packed. I believe the ticket table closed 3 minutes before the game started. Both student sections were packed with kids and the Oakdale Student section was so loud both coaches had a hard time communicating with their teams. It was Breast Cancer Awareness Night so most of the fans were in Pink.
The game started aggressive and emotions were high on both sides. Oakdale took the lead at the end of the 1st period (12-8) but the Hawks fought back and played tight defense to hold the Bears to 6 points in the 2nd period. The Bears came into the 3rd quarter with a passion and fought hard to take a strong lead and at one point was leading by 10 points. The fourth quarter was hard fought by both, with the Hawks hitting a few shots to get back in the game and tying the game with close to a minute to go. It was a battle until the end and Clay Conner took a shot with seconds on the clock to win the game. The crowd erupted with cheers! FINAL SCORE: Oakdale 50 - Urbana 48
The next game is scheduled for Tuesday night at Thomas Johnson High School.
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