Basketball Recap: Alcona's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2025, 10:52am

Basketball Recap: Alcona Tigers vs. Rogers City Hurons

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Previous Games

01/16/25 @ Rogers City44-36
01/13/25 vs Posen71-44
01/10/25 @ Hillman67-54
01/09/25 vs Heston Academy53-43
01/06/25 vs Ellsworth50-29
+ 2 more games

Alcona had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They came out on top against the Rogers City Hurons by a score of 44-36. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Alcona was led to victory by Gavin Dellar and Garrett Somers. Dellar almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds, while Somers dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 boards. Somers has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played.

Alcona's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Rogers City, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.

Alcona will welcome Oscoda at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rogers City, they will head out to challenge St. Ignace at 5:45 p.m. on Monday.

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