Baseball Game Preview: Person Rockets vs. Southern Alamance Patriots

Rockets

Runs

04/03/25 vs East Wake	8
04/01/25 @ Southern Alamance	8
03/28/25 @ Orange	11
03/25/25 vs Orange	8
03/21/25 @ Cedar Ridge	1
+ 10 more games

The Person Rockets will take on the Southern Alamance Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Person is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

On Thursday, Person needed a bit of extra time to put away East Wake. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Warriors, sneaking past 8-7.

Wyatt Carden made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

In other batting news, Blake Vernon was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brady Holmes, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, Southern Alamance earned a 12-8 victory over Person on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.

Southern Alamance's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games. As for Person, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

Person couldn't quite get it done against Southern Alamance in their previous matchup on Tuesday as they fell 12-8. Will the Rockets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.