It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but First Flight had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Jacksonville Cardinals 2-1. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Cardinals are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
First Flight's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-0. As for Jacksonville, the loss snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 17-6-2 record.
First Flight didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-0 defeat against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on the 16th. Jacksonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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