Basketball Game Preview: First Flight Nighthawks vs. Holmes Aces

Nighthawks

Points

02/15/25 @ Northeastern	30
02/13/25 vs Currituck County	46
02/11/25 @ Pasquotank County	62
02/07/25 @ Holmes	47
02/04/25 @ Hertford County	55
+ 14 more games

First Flight has gone 8-2 against Holmes recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The First Flight Nighthawks will welcome the Holmes Aces at 5:00 p.m. First Flight is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.

First Flight is headed into Monday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 46-32 to Northeastern. The contest marked the Nighthawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

The losing side was boosted by Abby Miles, who posted 15 points.

Meanwhile, Holmes was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 45-39 to Northeastern. While losing is never fun, the Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Eagles are ranked 166th).

First Flight's loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Holmes, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.

Everything came up roses for First Flight against Holmes in their previous meeting last Friday, as the team secured a 47-19 win. Does First Flight have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holmes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.