First Flight is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Currituck County is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Nighthawks will welcome the Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
First Flight had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the nine-goal drubbing they dealt Hertford County on Monday. The Nighthawks' defense stepped up to hand the Bears a 9-0 shutout. Given First Flight's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Hertford County are ranked 542nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Currituck County won against Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech on Thursday with nine goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Monday. Everything went the Knights' way against Pasquotank County as they made off with a 9-0 win. Currituck County's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
First Flight's victory bumped their record up to 15-3-1. As for Currituck County, their win bumped their record up to an identical 15-3-1.
First Flight beat Currituck County 2-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Nighthawks repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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