Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for First Flight

Nighthawks

Previous 3 Games

03/10/26 vs Camden County	9-7
03/04/26 @ Perquimans County	9-3
03/02/26 @ Holmes	11-4

First Flight extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping them up to 3-0. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Camden County Bruins 9-7. Nine seems to be a good number for the Nighthawks as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Ben LaVier looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Fionn Reilly was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March of 2025. Jack Cooper was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles.

First Flight was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

As for Camden County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss they have suffered against First Flight since March 29, 2022.

On Camden County's side, Chase Sanders and Tristan Elias stepped up to the plate in a big way. Sanders went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Elias got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs. That double was Sanders' first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Makai Benfield, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

First Flight will have a chance to go back-to-back against Camden County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.