After flying high against Whittemore-Prescott last Friday, Oscoda came back down to earth. The Oscoda Owls took a 53-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alcona Tigers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Tigers are ranked 198th).
Alcona got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Garrett Somers out in front who went 6 for 12 on his way to 20 points along with five boards and four steals. Somers is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Schott, who went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points and four steals.
Oscoda's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Alcona, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Oscoda will challenge Heston Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heston Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Oscoda surely won't give up without a fight. As for Alcona, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Alcona Tigers duke it out with the Whittemore-Prescott Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Alcona is facing Whittemore-Prescott at the right time seeing as Whittemore-Prescott is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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