The Alliance Aviators will head out on the road to square off against the McKinley Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alliance will be strutting in after a victory while McKinley will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Alliance sidestepped Salem for a 2-1 win. Given the Aviators' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Quakers are ranked 426th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, McKinley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Green.
Alliance's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for McKinley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-1.
Everything went Alliance's way against McKinley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Alliance made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alliance since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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