Basketball Recap: Lemon Bay Find Success

Lemon Bay won the last time they faced North Fort Myers and things went their way on Saturday too. The Lemon Bay Manta Rays narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the North Fort Myers Red Knights 45-42.

When it comes to explaining why North Fort Myers lost, don't look at Khalid Bourne. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points. What's more, Bourne also racked up four boards, the most he's had since back in November of 2024. Chance Taylor was another key player, putting up five points.

Lemon Bay is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for North Fort Myers, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.

Lemon Bay wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 69-43 defeat against Charlotte on the 22nd. As for North Fort Myers, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-41 loss against Island Coast on the 24th.