The First Flight Nighthawks will be playing at home against the Currituck County Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (First Flight: 3.7, Currituck County: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
First Flight is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Grassfield just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 7-1 to the Grizzlies. First Flight has struggled against Grassfield recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Riley Gibson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Currituck County put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let Northeastern onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Currituck County sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Michael Sawyer was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Brumsey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
First Flight's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Currituck County, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. First Flight has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Currituck County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
First Flight came up short against Currituck County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Can First Flight avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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