Volleyball Preview: Person Rockets vs. West Carteret Patriots
The Person Rockets will head out on the road to take on the West Carteret Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Person is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Southern Alamance with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Alex Fuller and Logan Hurdle were among the main playmakers for Person as the former had 13 digs and two aces and the latter had seven digs.
Person was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, West Carteret narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Scotland 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day West Carteret got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 17-25, 25-12, 20-25, 15-7.
West Carteret had a senior duo take command as Chloe Lewis had 12 digs and six aces and Riley Williams had five aces and three digs. Those six aces gave Lewis a new career-high.
Person pushed their record up to 14-12 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for West Carteret, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Person has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like West Carteret struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Person suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to West Carteret when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Can Person avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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