Basketball Game Preview: First Flight Nighthawks vs. New Hanover Wildcats

The First Flight Nighthawks and the New Hanover Wildcats will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in First Flight's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

First Flight is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against South Mecklenburg on Friday. First Flight fell 65-57 to South Mecklenburg. The contest marked the Nighthawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, New Hanover had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They ended the year with a bang, routing the Pride 85-59. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 26 points or more this season.

New Hanover has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.5 points per game. As for First Flight, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3.