The E.E. Smith Golden Bulls will head out on the road to face off against the First Flight Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
E.E. Smith is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Havelock as E.E. Smith made off with an 81-57 victory.
Meanwhile, First Flight had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They strolled past the Yellow Jackets with points to spare, taking the game 64-50. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
E.E. Smith has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. First Flight pushed their record up to 19-8 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
E.E. Smith came up short against First Flight in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 77-67. Can E.E. Smith avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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