Basketball Recap: First Flight Beats E.E. Smith for Their Seventh Straight Win

Nighthawks

Previous Games

02/28/25 vs E.E. Smith	55-52
02/25/25 vs Lee County	64-50
02/18/25 @ Currituck County	85-77
02/17/25 vs Holmes	79-55
02/13/25 vs Currituck County	81-79
+ 2 more games

With a playoff win on the line, First Flight rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls 55-52. The victory was familiar territory for the Nighthawks, who have now won seven matches in a row.

First Flight got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mason Dobie out in front who posted 24 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Dobie has scored at least a third of First Flight's points. Brody Woods was another key player, putting up 12 points.

E.E. Smith's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tre Williams, who shot 58% from the field on his way to 16 points. Williams' big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Marcus 'MJ' Mcduffie, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 15 boards.

First Flight pushed their record up to 20-8 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points over those games. As for E.E. Smith, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8.

First Flight didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-65 defeat against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on the 4th. E.E. Smith does not have any more games scheduled as of now.