Soccer Game Preview: First Flight vs. Currituck County

The First Flight Nighthawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Currituck County Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

First Flight is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to nine goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Hickory on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Hawks. First Flight's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Currituck County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They never let the Griffins get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Currituck County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by five goals or more this season.

First Flight's loss dropped their record down to 8-3-1. As for Currituck County, their win bumped their record up to 11-2-1.

First Flight came out on top in a nail-biter against Currituck County when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Nighthawks since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.