Alliance has won three straight games at home, while Minerva has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Aviators will host the Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Alliance is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering West Branch just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 34-28 to the Warriors. While the Aviators had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Warriors 7-0.
Although Alliance took the loss, they still got scores from Caydan Sanders, Cashe Brisker, Kam Burton, and Jarrin Blair.
Meanwhile, Minerva hadn't done well against Marlington recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Lions' defense stepped up to hand the Dukes a 7-0 shutout.
Minerva's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-3. As for Alliance, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Alliance against Minerva when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 41-7 win. Do the Aviators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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