The Lead Hill Tigers lost against the Alpena Leopards back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Lead Hill was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to Alpena. Lead Hill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lead Hill lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nolan Turner, who scored eight points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Nicklas May, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Lead Hill's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-19. As for Alpena, their win bumped their record up to 10-13.
Lead Hill will head out on the road to face off against Omaha at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Alpena, they will be playing at home against Jasper at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Jasper's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
