The Alliance Aviators had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Carrollton 52-50. The victory was just what Alliance needed coming off of a 59-28 defeat in their prior game.
Carrollton's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demi Leary, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brae Roudebush, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Alliance's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Carrollton, their defeat ended a eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Alliance will square off against West Branch at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. West Branch's defense has only allowed 27.6 points per game this season, so Alliance's offense will have their work cut out for Alliance. As for Carrollton, they will head out on the road to face off against Claymont at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Claymont will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 689th, while Carrollton is ranked 82nd).
