Person lost to Williams back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rockets were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 75-74 to the Bulldogs. The Rockets were up 51-34 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Williams had a senior duo take command as Colby Elliott shot 63% from the field to rack up 32 points in addition to six assists and five boards and Bubba Sims almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine assists. Elliott's evening made it 21 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Kyrian Fuller was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Person and nudges their season record down to 11-11. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 17-3 Southeast Alamance (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 85.4% over those games). As for Williams, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 18-3.
Person wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 40-33 victory against Cummings on the 14th. As for Williams, they have also already played their next contest, an 83-57 defeat against Southeast Alamance on the 14th.
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