Basketball Game Preview: Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers vs. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints

The Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers and the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Last Tuesday, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta strolled past Melrose with points to spare, taking the game 68-52.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg). The stars were shining brightly for them in a 72-57 win over Ortonville on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Saints.

Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. As for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.