First Flight has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Jacksonville Cardinals on Thursday. First Flight's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Jacksonville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
First Flight is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Williams onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Nighthawks have won 14 matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville came tearing into Tuesday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cavaliers. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Cardinals were the better team in the second half.
Cade Hodnefield and
James Hoopes scored all three of Jacksonville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-2 record this season. As for First Flight, they pushed their record up to 20-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
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