Basketball Game Preview: First Flight Nighthawks vs. Manteo Redskins + Official Tickets

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Previous Games

12/12/25 - Home	83-58 W
01/27/25 - Home	85-39 W
12/19/24 - Away	64-51 W
01/30/24 - Away	76-28 W
01/05/24 - Home	86-41 W
+ 5 more games

First Flight has gone 9-1 against Manteo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Nighthawks will take on the Redskins in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Manteo will be up against a hot First Flight team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Nighthawks blew past Camden County 62-30 on Tuesday. The Nighthawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 21 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Brody Woods, who posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Cruz Jaztremski, who put up 11 points.

Meanwhile, Manteo played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 83-58 to First Flight. The Redskins haven't had much luck with the Nighthawks recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

First Flight will need to focus on slowing down Zay Banks, one of several Manteo players who made an impact when they last played. He earned 18 points and five boards. Banks' big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai McGilberry, who scored 18 points.

First Flight's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Manteo, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

First Flight took their win against Manteo in their previous meeting on Friday by a conclusive 83-58 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Nighthawks since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.