The Carrollton Warriors had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 58-45 win over Alliance. This was payback for Carrollton, who suffered a 59-50 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Lincoln Mallarnee, who scored 26 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Carrollton's points. Another player making a difference was Keegan Barkan, who scored 13 points.
Carrollton's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-10. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Alliance, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Carrollton will head out on the road to face off against Salem at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Salem is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak. As for Alliance, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against West Branch at 7:00 p.m. West Branch presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Alliance in Ohio (West Branch is ranked 123rd, while Alliance is ranked 267th).