The Currituck County Knights have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 48-41 to First Flight on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Currituck County of the 57-47 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Currituck County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Arianna White, who scored 17 points along with seven steals. That was a full 41.5% of Currituck County's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Riley Parker was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
First Flight's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Josephine Voight, who scored 11 points along with six steals. Voight is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Stanley, who scored four points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Currituck County's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for First Flight, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Currituck County will take on Holmes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holmes and Currituck County are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for First Flight, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Pasquotank County at 6:00 p.m. First Flight is facing Pasquotank County at the right time seeing as Pasquotank County is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.
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