Alliance is 0-10 against the Wildcats since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Alliance Aviators will head out on the road to face off against the Canton South Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Alliance has not done well against the Dukes recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Alliance managed a 54-49 win over the Dukes. Alliance didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Marzae Gantz had an outrageously good game as she scored 19 points along with six assists and five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jayla Callock, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
In what's become a running theme this season, Canton South gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They breezed by Aquinas at home to the tune of 57-20. Canton South pushed the score to 48-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had no chance of recovering from.
Canton South can attribute much of their success to Sydney Comer, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals, and Summer Hastings-Peterson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 steals. Hastings-Peterson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Doriana Hastings-Peterson, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
Alliance's record is now 6-13. As for Canton South, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Alliance came up short against the Wildcats when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 54-43. Can Alliance avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
