Currituck County lost against First Flight back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Currituck County Knights took a 74-55 bruising from the First Flight Nighthawks. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Nighthawks are ranked 146th).
01/30/25 vs First Flight | 17 |
01/28/25 vs Camden County | 17 |
01/20/25 vs Grassfield | 35 |
01/18/25 vs Holmes | 20 |
Currituck County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jamie Dance, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds, and Tristan Peterson, who posted 18 points and eight boards. The matchup was Dance's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Vaughn, who earned seven points.
Even though they lost, Currituck County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive contests.
Mason Dobie continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for First Flight, putting up 22 points. Dobie has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more points the last 12 times he's played. Brody Woods was another key player, scoring 11 points.
Currituck County dropped their record down to 10-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for First Flight, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-7.
Currituck County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 79-72 win against Manteo on the 31st. First Flight has also already played their next matchup, a 76-50 victory against Camden County on the 31st.
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