Currituck County extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 11-13 in the process. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the First Flight Nighthawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Nighthawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-1 on Tuesday.
As for First Flight, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games.
For First Flight's part, not much got past Riley Gilreath, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Currituck County off the board. Gilreath has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on McKenzie Dexter, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Avery Winslow, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
As of now, neither Currituck County nor First Flight have any future games scheduled.
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