First Flight waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Perquimans Pirates. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Nighthawks also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2024.
Jordan Kempton
| 03/04/25 vs D.H. Conley | 3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Camden County | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Perquimans | 1 |
| 02/26/25 @ Beddingfield | 1 |
Jordan Kempton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has become a key player for First Flight: the team is 4-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Kempton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Kempton wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Francis, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
First Flight pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Perquimans, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-4.
Coming up, First Flight will challenge Hertford County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bears have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.15 runs per game on average), something the Nighthawks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Perquimans, they will square off against Martin County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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