Soccer Preview: First Flight vs. Pasquotank County
First Flight has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Pasquotank County Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. First Flight is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.2 goals per game this season.
First Flight's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Holmes 7-0. The Nighthawks' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven games.
They hit Holmes with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Nathan Tsonev (3),
Taylor Summerton (2),
David Mejia, and
Daniel Flores.
Meanwhile, Pasquotank County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They lost 9-0 to Currituck County. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly nine goals.
First Flight's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Pasquotank County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
First Flight took their win against Pasquotank County in their previous matchup on October 2nd by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Flight since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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