The Rogers City Hurons will take on the Alcona Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rogers City has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while Alcona will come in with seven straight victories.
Rogers City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mio-Au Sable on Saturday. They were dealt a 54-0 defeat at the hands of the Thunderbolts. The match marked the first time this year in which the Hurons were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alcona). They blew past Whittemore-Prescott, posting a 74-16 win on the road. Considering the Tigers have won six games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Alcona's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Garrett Somers, who threw for 307 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards. Another player making a difference was Karsen Gonyea, who picked up 183 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Alcona didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Ricky Schott led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Rogers City's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Alcona, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Rogers City took a serious blow against Alcona when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 66-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Somers, who threw for 105 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards. Now that Rogers City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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