The Alliance Aviators will head out to face off against East at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Alliance hasn't scored more than 22 points for seven games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-8, which was the final score in Alliance's tilt against Northwest on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Aviators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 615th, while the Indians are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, East played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Harding an easy 51-25 victory. East was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-12.
East now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Alliance, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Alliance was able to grind out a solid win over East in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 55-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alliance since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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