Basketball Game Preview: Mio-Au Sable Thunderbolts vs. Alcona Tigers

The Mio-Au Sable Thunderbolts will take on the Alcona Tigers in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at. Mio-Au Sable will be strutting in after a victory while Alcona will be coming in after a defeat.

Mio-Au Sable is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They slipped by Posen 44-43 on Monday.

Meanwhile, Alcona was beaten by Grayling 72-42 on Tuesday.

Mio-Au Sable will have to keep a close watch on Evan Borsvold and Gavin Dellar, a pair of players who had a big impact on Alcona's prior game. Borsvold almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds, while Dellar posted seven points and six rebounds. The contest was Borsvold's third in a row with at least ten points.

The win got Mio-Au Sable back to even at 2-2. As for Alcona, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.

Mio-Au Sable came up short against Alcona in their previous meeting back in February, falling 44-38. Can Mio-Au Sable avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.