The Person Rockets will venture away from home to square off against the Orange Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Person took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Southern Alamance with a sharp 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Person's feisty defense: they held Southern Alamance to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-22, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Orange hadn't done well against Cedar Ridge recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Orange came out on top in a nail-biter against Cedar Ridge , sneaking past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Orange got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 28-30, 25-15, 25-22, 15-10.
The victory got Person back to even at 8-8. As for Orange, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Person suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Orange in their previous matchup on September 5th. Can Person avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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