After flying high against Williams last Tuesday, Person came back down to earth. The Person Rockets fell just short of the Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rockets of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Person actually scored more points across those five sets (100-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 11-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Person still got an impressive performance from Alex Fuller, who had 36 digs.
Even though they lost, Person was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive contests.
Cedar Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ellie Miller led the charge by getting 14 digs.
Person now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Cedar Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Southern Alamance the next time they take the court. Cedar Ridge will head out to face Southern Alamance at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Person will host them at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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