Eastern Alamance entered their matchup against Person on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Eastern Alamance Eagles fell just short of the Person Rockets by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
Eastern Alamance took Person into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 15-7.
When it comes to explaining why Eastern Alamance lost, don't look at Gracie Jenkins. Despite the final result, she had 39 digs. Jenkins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinley Henderson, who had 15 digs.
Logan Hurdle had a dynamite game for Person, getting 21 digs.
Eastern Alamance's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6. As for Person, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-6 record.
Eastern Alamance didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat vs. Bartlett Yancey on the 11th. As for Person, they will welcome Western Alamance at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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