The Alliance Aviators will head out to challenge the Louisville Leopards at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Alliance has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
West Branch hit Alliance with a seven-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Aviators lost 14-6 to the Warriors. The loss continues a trend for the Aviators in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Cheyenne Hendershot and Lydia Clair stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hendershot went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Clair got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs. That triple marked the first that Hendershot has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tashia Henderson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Louisville came up short against Riverside on Thursday and fell 7-3. The Leopards have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Louisville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10-1. As for Alliance, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Alliance suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Louisville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Aviators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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