Holmes hasn't had much luck against First Flight recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Holmes Aces will be staying on the road to face off against the First Flight Nighthawks at 5:00 p.m.
Holmes is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Currituck County on Monday. They lost 5-0 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Knights are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, First Flight put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Camden County onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Give the Nighthawks' defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
David Mejia and
Taylor Summerton scored both of First Flight's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Holmes' loss dropped their record down to 13-7-1. As for First Flight, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Holmes suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to First Flight when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Holmes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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