Holmes is 1-9 against First Flight since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Holmes Aces will be playing at home against the First Flight Nighthawks at 7:30 p.m. Holmes will be strutting in after a victory while First Flight will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Holmes turned things around against Manteo on Wednesday. They walked away with a 72-61 win over the Redskins.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, First Flight's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 56-45 to Northeastern. The match marked the Nighthawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
First Flight's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 13-8. As for Holmes, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Holmes might still be hurting after the 72-52 defeat they got from First Flight in their previous matchup on Saturday. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Holmes was down 47-27.
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