Minerva and Alliance are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Minerva Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Alliance Aviators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Minerva is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since September 3rd on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Marlington.
While Minerva was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Marlington's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Alliance was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to West Branch.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-13, 25-10.
Minerva's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Alliance, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Minerva was able to grind out a solid win over Alliance in their previous matchup on September 5th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Minerva since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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