After both having extra time off, the Alliance Aviators and the Ellet Orangemen will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alliance is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with 13 defeats in a row, Alliance finally turned things around against Chaney on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cowboys. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Aviators have posted since August 31st.
Alliance's got stronger as the match went on, holding Chaney to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14, 25-8.
Alliance was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Ellet waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Falcons.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Alliance's victory ended a nine-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-18. As for Ellet, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Alliance took their win against Ellet in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Alliance have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ellet turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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