If Person was feeling good fresh off their 47-20 takedown of Riverside-Durham last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rockets lost 42-16 to the Eastern Alamance Eagles on Friday. The Rockets haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Willie Lunsford and Tae Wind certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Lunsford threw for 187 yards and one TD, while Wind picked up 95 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastern Alamance to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zack Merchel, who threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. Merchel also rushed for seven rushing yards, marking his first of the season. Eastern Alamance's leading receiver Douglas Kittrells Jr was Merchel's top target yet again, picking up 166 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Person's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Eastern Alamance, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Person wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 46-16 defeat against Western Alamance on the 19th. As for Eastern Alamance, they have also already played their next contest, a 28-15 loss against Southern Alamance on the 19th.
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