First Flight has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Currituck County Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully First Flight focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Monday.
First Flight can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match. They blew past Pasquotank County 57-26 at home. Given First Flight's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Pasquotank County is ranked 471st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
First Flight's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josephine Voight led the charge by scoring 11 points along with four steals. Voight is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Gardill, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Currituck County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a hard 56-40 fall against Northeastern.
First Flight's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Currituck County, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
First Flight beat Currituck County 57-47 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Currituck County's Arianna White, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will First Flight still be able to contain White? There's only one way to find out.
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