The Manteo Redskins's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the First Flight Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Manteo managed to keep up with Holmes until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Manteo might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 28-6 to Holmes, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, First Flight was beaten by Northeastern 66-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Eagles are ranked 71st).
Manteo's loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for First Flight, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Manteo didn't have too much breathing room in their game against First Flight when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 16-12 victory. Does Manteo have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Flight turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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