The First Flight Nighthawks are on the road again on Thursday to play the Croatan Cougars at 5:00 p.m. First Flight knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Croatan likes a good challenge.
First Flight's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Camden County 4-0. Nathan Tsonev was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Croatan was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They fell just short of Ashley by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Screaming Eagle are ranked 15th).
First Flight pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Croatan, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-2.
First Flight was able to grind out a solid victory over Croatan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Flight since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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