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| 01/10/25 - Home | 61-44 W |
| 02/09/24 - Home | 74-66 W |
| 01/27/24 - Away | 60-70 L |
| 02/03/23 - Away | 51-49 W |
| 01/10/23 - Home | 63-54 W |
| + 5 more games |
Alliance is 8-2 against Marlington since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Alliance Aviators will challenge the Marlington Dukes at 6:45 p.m.
On Tuesday, Alliance was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-46 to New Philadelphia. The Aviators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Marlington was able to grind out a solid victory over Tuscarawas Valley on Saturday, taking the game 64-53. Given the Dukes' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Trojans are ranked 622nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marlington has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points per game. As for Alliance, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Alliance strolled past Marlington in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 61-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alliance since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
