The First Flight Nighthawks will head out on the road to challenge the Bear Grass Charter Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
If First Flight beats Bear Grass Charter with 16 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. First Flight beat Northeastern on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Nighthawks.
Aaron Stewart was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Dillon Francis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Stewart wasn't the only one working in the hit department: First Flight kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Bear Grass Charter made easy work of Gates County on Tuesday and carried off a 13-2 win. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Red Barons recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
First Flight's record now sits at 3-1. As for Bear Grass Charter, their record now sits at an identical 3-1.
First Flight came out on top in a nail-biter against Bear Grass Charter in their previous meeting back in March of 2020, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Flight since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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