Person entered their contest against Western Alamance on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Person Rockets were just a hair shy of victory and fell 20-19 to the Western Alamance Warriors. The loss continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost eight in a row.
James Newton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Western Alamance, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also picking up 69 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Newton has posted since back in October of 2023.
Person's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Western Alamance, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Person will head out on the road to challenge Williams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Williams will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Person surely won't give up without a fight. As for Western Alamance, they and Southern Alamance are set to duel on Friday. Western Alamance will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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