Basketball Game Preview: Person Rockets vs. Southern Alamance Patriots

The Person Rockets are taking a road trip to challenge the Southern Alamance Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Person is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Williams on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Person was beaten by Williams 62-34. The Rockets have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Southern Alamance was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were outmatched by Western Alamance and fell 73-5. The matchup marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Southern Alamance's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Person, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10-1.

Person was able to grind out a solid victory over Southern Alamance in their previous matchup on January 7th, winning 40-29. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Southern Alamance's Sarah Kathryn Maness, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Person still be able to contain Maness? There's only one way to find out.