The First Flight Nighthawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ocean Lakes Dolphins at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (First Flight: 3.7, Ocean Lakes: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
First Flight was not the first on the board last Wednesday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 6-2 win over Camden County.
Isaac Miles spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Riley Gibson was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ocean Lakes had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They never let the Patriots onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
First Flight's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs per game. As for Ocean Lakes, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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