The First Flight Nighthawks will head out on the road to challenge the Martin County Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in First Flight's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
First Flight barely beat Pasquotank County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Nighthawks' pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 12-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Nighthawks, who have now won four contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 24 runs the game before, Martin County was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 8-2 to Currituck County.
First Flight is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.6 runs over those games. As for Martin County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
First Flight suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Martin County in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Nighthawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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