The Person Rockets will face off against the Croatan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Person sitting on eight straight victories and Croatan on five.
On Tuesday, Person got the win against C.B. Aycock by a conclusive 3-0.
Person got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Logan Hurdle out in front who had nine digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Hurdle is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game. Ragan Ward was another key player, getting five aces and one assist.
They weren't the only good servers: Person was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Croatan was able to grind out a solid victory over Eastern Alamance on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-18, 19-25, 25-13.
Croatan's win bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Person, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
Person came out on top in a nail-biter against Croatan in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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