The First Flight Nighthawks will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in First Flight's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Thursday, First Flight beat Manteo 64-51. The 64-point effort marked the Nighthawks' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Mason Dobie was his usual excellent self, putting up 33 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Johnson, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, South Mecklenburg posted their closest win since February 2nd on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Berry 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Sabres have posted against the Cardinals since February 11, 2020.
South Mecklenburg's win came from a few key players First Flight will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Muja Williams, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 13 points and three steals. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Yett, who went 7 of 8 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.
First Flight's record now sits at 4-2. As for South Mecklenburg, their record now sits at 5-6.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. First Flight hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 77.3 points per game. However, it's not like South Mecklenburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.6 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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