Football Preview: Mio-Au Sable Thunderbolts vs. Alcona Tigers
Mio-Au Sable is 1-6 against Alcona since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mio-Au Sable Thunderbolts are on the road again to play the Alcona Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Mio-Au Sable blew past Heston Academy, posting a 58-6 victory on the road.
Meanwhile, Alcona got themselves on the board against Atlanta on Friday, but Atlanta never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 28-0 win over the Huskies on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Huskies are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garrett Somers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 86 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. Brandon Fogle handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards.
Mio-Au Sable now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Alcona, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Mio-Au Sable took a serious blow against Alcona when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 60-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Somers, who threw for 180 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Mio-Au Sable knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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