First Flight's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They never let the Currituck County Knights onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. For First Flight, this counts as revenge for the 6-2 defeat Currituck County walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Not much got past Jordan Kempton, who gave up just five hits to keep Currituck County off the board. Kempton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Riley Gibson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gabe Kelly, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run.
On Currituck County's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Barth, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
First Flight's win bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Currituck County, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-5.
First Flight will have a chance to go back-to-back against Currituck County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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