The First Flight Nighthawks will head out on the road to square off against the Oscar Smith Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. First Flight is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
First Flight can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Manteo as First Flight made off with an 11-2 win.
Riley Gibson was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Gabe Kelly was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Oscar Smith's offense. They suffered a tough 8-0 loss at the hands of Hickory on Thursday.
First Flight's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Oscar Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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