Volleyball Preview: Person Rockets vs. Southern Alamance Patriots
Person is 6-1 against Southern Alamance since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Person Rockets will be staying on the road to face off against the Southern Alamance Patriots. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Person is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Carrboro.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (97-95) Person actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-18, 10-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Southern Alamance and Northern Nash met for a duel on Thursday where Southern Alamance prevailed. Southern Alamance won by a set and slipped past Northern Nash 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Person has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Southern Alamance, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Everything went Person's way against Southern Alamance when the teams last played last Tuesday, as Person made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Person since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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