Croatan lost against First Flight back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Croatan Cougars fell just short of the First Flight Nighthawks 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 86th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 12th).
Croatan's goal came courtesy of
Jaden Hilliard, who's now up to 11 this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Croatan and nudges their season record down to 6-6-2. As for First Flight, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Croatan will face off against Swansboro at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Croatan's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for First Flight, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Holmes at 5:00 p.m. First Flight is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
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