Soccer Game Preview: Alliance Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 2:14am

Soccer Preview: Alliance vs. Tallmadge

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The Alliance Aviators are taking a road trip to face off against the Tallmadge Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alliance's last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Last Tuesday, Alliance had just enough and edged West Branch out 2-1. That's two games straight that the Aviators have won by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Tallmadge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Aurora, falling 5-1. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Blue Devils were already down 4-0.

Their goal came courtesy of Angelo Marella, who's now up to eight this season.

Alliance is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Tallmadge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.

Alliance suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Tallmadge when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Alliance avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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