The Alliance Aviators will head out to challenge the Aquinas Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Aquinas took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Alliance, who comes in off a win.
While Alliance's win against Ellet wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Aviators narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Orangemen 3-2. The Aviators haven't had any issues with the Orangemen recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Alliance wouldn't go down easily and took Ellet into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Aquinas lost 3-0 to Washington on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-17, 25-9.
Aquinas' defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Alliance, their victory bumped their record up to 5-12.
Everything went Alliance's way against Aquinas in their previous meeting back in August of 2021, as Alliance made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Aviators since the team 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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