The First Flight Nighthawks pushed their score all the way to 65 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Ben L. Smith 71-65. While losing is never fun, First Flight can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while Ben L. Smith is ranked 42nd).
When it comes to explaining why First Flight lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mason Dobie. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points. The match was Dobie's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jason Mayou, who scored ten points.
First Flight bumped their record down to 3-7 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ben L. Smith, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
First Flight and Manteo will face off at 8:00 p.m. on January 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Manteo knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully First Flight likes a good challenge. Ben L. Smith and Dudley will face off at 8:00 p.m. on January 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
