The Alliance Aviators will venture away from home to square off against the Copley Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Alliance took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Marlington a 5-0 shutout. The score was close at halftime, but Alliance pulled away in the second half with four goals.
Meanwhile, Copley entered their tilt with Barberton on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Magics with a sharp 4-1 win. Given Copley's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 114th, while Barberton are ranked 394th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Copley's victory bumped their record up to 8-3-2. As for Alliance, their win bumped their record up to 5-8-3.
Alliance couldn't quite get it done against Copley in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Aviators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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