Soccer Preview: Alliance vs. Salem
On Tuesday Alliance will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Salem Quakers at 6:00 p.m.
Alliance is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Canton Central Catholic on Thursday. Alliance fell just short of Canton Central Catholic by a score of 2-1. The Aviators' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem). They blew past McKinley 10-0 on Thursday. With that win, the Quakers brought their scoring average up to 4 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting McKinley from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Venjamin Gallardo led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Having lost for the first time this season, Alliance fell to 3-1. As for Salem, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Alliance came up short against Salem when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Alliance avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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