Down by just 2 in the second period, the Alliance girl’s basketball team was going toe to toe with highly ranked Sidney. Unfortunately, a big scoring spree by the Raiders ensued as the Dogs fell to Sidney 52 to 29. Alliance went cold from the field and dropped to 2 and 5 for the year. The contest was played in Sidney on Monday. Junior Paz Cody was the leading scorer for AHS with 11 points which included three 3 pointers. Alliance was behind 9 to 7 but 20 straight tallies by the hosts in the second and third quarters put the game away. Sidney also won the JV affair, taking a 43 to 26 decision.
Varsity action began with 6 in a row by the Raiders. A trey by Cody stopped the spurt but 3 more tallies by the hosts made it 9 to 3 with one minute left in the period. The quarter came to a finish with a deuce by Cody and the Lady Bulldogs down 9 to 5.
Freshman Reese Armstrong got Alliance off to a good start in the second with a hoop that closed the Dog deficit to 2. This is where the wheels came off for the guests. Alliance would be held scoreless the rest of the half while the Red Raiders went on a big run. A three pointer by Sidney at the buzzer made the board read Raiders 23 Bulldogs 7 at halftime.
Momentum stayed with the hosts in the third as Sidney tallied 19 points and Alliance had just 5. Three consecutive baskets by SHS started the scoring. Down 29 to 7, a three ball by Brinlee Lanik ended the Alliance drought. The rest of the period had the hosts canning 3 threes to increase their cushion. Alliance would get a pair of free throws by Brooke Bailey to account for the rest of their scores. Heading to the fourth, the Lady Dogs trailed 42 to 12.
Alliance’s offense did come alive in the final stanza, tallying 17 points. Another 3 by Cody was followed by a Bailey basket. Later in the quarter, Armstrong nailed a three to keep the O clicking. Down 46 to 20, AHS got 4 points in a row by Bailey and a three by Cody to make the scoreboard read Sidney 48 Alliance 27 with three minutes remaining. Alliance’s final hoop came from Addison Weber. Sidney 52 Alliance 29
All 5 2 5 17 29
Sid 9 14 19 10 52
Scoring for Alliance. Weber 2. Bailey 8. Armstrong 5. Lanik 3 Cody 11
Alliance will travel to Boone Central in Albion on Tuesday for their next game.