Basketball Recap: Person Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Rockets

Previous Games

02/07/25 @ Eastern Alamance	77-68
02/04/25 @ Orange	53-52
01/31/25 vs Southern Alamance	75-39
01/29/25 @ Williams	58-54
01/27/25 @ Halifax County	63-47
+ 2 more games

After losing to Eastern Alamance the last time they met, Person decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Person Rockets walked away with a 77-68 victory over the Eastern Alamance Eagles on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Rockets as they're now sitting on seven straight.

When it comes to explaining why Eastern Alamance lost, don't look at Ja'Vier Tinnin. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 10 to rack up 25 points along with six assists and four steals. Tinnin has been hot, having posted four or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Murphy, who posted 16 points.

Person pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road. As for Eastern Alamance, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.

Person and Eastern Alamance should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Person (ranked 70th) will meet Western Alamance (ranked 232nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Eastern Alamance will square off against Southern Alamance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 329 places (182 vs. 511).