Minerva is 2-8 against Alliance since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Minerva Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Alliance Aviators at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Minerva didn't have quite enough to beat Beaver Local and fell 50-48. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Alliance didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against West Branch on Friday, but they still walked away with a 51-45 victory. Given the Aviators' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Warriors are ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alliance's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Minerva, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Minerva lost to Alliance on the road by a decisive 60-41 margin when the teams last played on January 7th. Can Minerva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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