The Alliance Aviators will face off against the Howland Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alliance will be strutting in after a win while Howland will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Alliance beat Canfield 64-60. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Aviators.
Meanwhile, Howland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 55-43 to Chaney. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Cowboys are ranked 141st).
Alliance will have to contain Anthony Chieffo as he made an impact in Howland's last game. He went 6-for-9 on his way to 17 points. Chieffo has become a key player for Howland: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 15 points, but 6-12 otherwise. Steven Bubon was another key player, putting up six points.
Alliance's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Howland, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
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