Volleyball Preview: Person Rockets vs. Western Alamance Warriors
Person has gone 8-2 against Western Alamance recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Person Rockets will host the Western Alamance Warriors at 6:15 p.m. Person is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Person finally turned things around against Eastern Alamance on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 3-2.
Person took Eastern Alamance into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 15-7.
Logan Hurdle was nothing short of spectacular: she had 21 digs.
Person was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Alamance only served seven.
Meanwhile, Western Alamance entered their game against Cedar Ridge on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Western Alamance wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-13, 21-25, 26-24.
Western Alamance's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ryan Justice, who had 17 digs. Justice is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least four every time she's taken the court this season.
Person's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Western Alamance, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Person has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Western Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Person's way against Western Alamance when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Person made off with a 3-0 win. Does Person have another victory up their sleeve, or will Western Alamance turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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