Rails Down Eskomos In Overtime

February 18th, 2015

Tyler Peterson-NSO

The Esko Eskomos hosted the Proctor Rails on Tuesday night on a game that would be a nailbitter. The Rails found themselves on the winning end, topping the Eskomos 68-63 in overtime.

The Eskomos held a commanding lead at halftime, up 31-19. The second half would be a different story as the Rails took it to the Eskomos, outscoring them 34-22 to send it into overtime. The Rails kept the intensity up in overtime, outscoring Esko 15-10 to leave with the victory.

Bryden Urie and Jordan Wetterlind led the Proctor Rails, scoring 22 points a piece in the victory. Travis Carlson followed with 11 points, John Pioro added 9, and Beau Adams and Aaron Pinney each tallied 2.

In the loss, Esko’s Nate Johnson scored a team high 17 points. Jaxson Turner followed with 12, Derek Panstar added 11, Adam Trapp hit double digits with 10, Elijah Mattinen pitched in 6, Reed Bakken scored 5, and Aaron Olson rounded it out with 2.

The Rails improve to 14-10 on the season and will host the Cloquet Lumberjacks on February 19th. The Eskomos drop to 18-7 on the year and will look to bounce back on the road in their season finale against Moose Lake Willow River.

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com