Football Recap: Fort Myers Green Wave vs. Lehigh Lightning
Fort Myers won the last time they faced Lehigh, and things went their way on Friday too. The Fort Myers Green Wave were the clear victor by a 33-12 margin over the Lehigh Lightning. Given the Green Wave's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Lightning are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Madrid Tucker had a dynamite game for Fort Myers, rushing for 112 yards on only ten carries, while also picking up 56 receiving yards. Tucker got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible67 yards. Another player making a difference was Macrae Thompson, who rushed for 29 yards and two touchdowns.
Thompson wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Fort Myers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lehigh only rushed for 116.
Although Lehigh took the loss, they still got scores from Ladarius Ridley and Johnny Ash.
Fort Myers pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lehigh, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Fort Myers will face off against Cypress Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lehigh, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Port Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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