Currituck County hasn't had much luck against First Flight recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Currituck County Knights will look to defend their home court against the First Flight Nighthawks at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Currituck County is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 63-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Camden County. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (55), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for First Flight, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Manteo 85-39. The Nighthawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Currituck County better focus on containing Judah Carlyle and Mason Dobie as the pair were huge in First Flight's win. Carlyle posted 20 points, while Dobie had 21 points. The matchup was Dobie's 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gray Hudspeth, who scored nine points.
First Flight pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Currituck County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Currituck County might still be hurting after the 53-32 defeat they got from First Flight in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Currituck County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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