After flying high against Perry on Tuesday, Alliance came back down to earth. The Aviators fell 4-1 to the Hoover Vikings on Wednesday. The Aviators haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Bo Davis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Parker Woods, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Alliance's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Hoover, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Alliance and Hoover should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Aviators (ranked 129th) will meet Cuyahoga Falls (ranked 533rd) at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Hoover will face off against North Royalton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (26 vs. 85). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 3.4, the Bears 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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