After a string of 11 wins, the First Flight Nighthawks's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 69-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northeastern. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
First Flight's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mason Dobie, who scored 38 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dobie has scored all season. Burke Powers was another key contributor, scoring 20 points.
It was another big night for Tyell Saunders, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds for Northeastern. Saunders has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Sayvion Saunders, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
First Flight's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Northeastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
First Flight does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Northeastern also has no future games currently scheduled.
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