Baseball Game Preview: First Flight Nighthawks vs. D.H. Conley Vikings

The First Flight Nighthawks will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the D.H. Conley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. First Flight will be strutting in after a win while D.H. Conley will be coming in after a defeat.

First Flight is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Beddingfield. First Flight was the clear victors by a 29-1 margin over Beddingfield on Wednesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Nighthawks as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Ben LaVier was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. LaVier was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

Dillon Francis

Runs (Career)

02/26/25 @ Beddingfield	3
04/12/24 vs Hertford County	2
04/09/24 @ Hertford County	2
04/02/24 vs Reidsville	2
05/02/24 @ Currituck County	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dillon Francis, who got on base in all six of his plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Cruz Lancaster, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, D.H. Conley didn't have quite enough to beat Holly Springs on Saturday and fell 4-3. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.

D.H. Conley also got a good showing from Tucker Anderson, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.

On the hitting side, Nolan Winfield was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one double.