Alliance earn 2nd straight win behind late scoring push against BlackJacks

The Alliance picked up its second consecutive victory behind a late push in the Elam Ending, besting the Ottawa BlackJacks 86-80 on Tuesday at home in Montreal.

Coming off its first win against the Scarborough Shooting Stars, a fellow expansion team, Montreal (2-1) was tested late but managed to close out the contest.

After leading for much of the first half, the Alliance surrendered its seven-point halftime lead as the BlackJacks worked their way back into the matchup, tying the score at 59 ahead of the final frame.

Up 77-74 by the start of the Elam Ending, Montreal proceeded to go on a 7-2 run led by Hernst Laroche, who scored the first five of those points.

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