Person extended their home winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Nayahana Marner. The Person Rockets walked away with a 40-29 win over the Southern Alamance Patriots on Tuesday thanks in part to Marner, who went 7 for 12 on her way to 18 points and five steals. She has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played.
| 01/07/25 vs Southern Alamance | 7 |
| 12/03/24 @ South Granville | 4 |
| 12/17/24 @ Riverside-Durham | 2 |
| 12/06/24 @ Northern Durham | 2 |
| 12/04/24 @ Halifax County | 2 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Addisyn Harris, who posted seven points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.
When it comes to explaining why Southern Alamance lost, don't look at Sarah Kathryn Maness. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Maness is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Taniyah Thompson was another key player, putting up four points.
Person has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Southern Alamance, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.
When Person and Southern Alamance next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Person will try to stop Orange's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Southern Alamance will try to stop Providence Grove's five-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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