Soccer Recap: North Fort Myers Beats Gulf Coast for Their 16th Straight Victory

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Fort Myers had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over the Gulf Coast Sharks. Considering the Red Knights have won 16 matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Their offense was hitting Gulf Coast from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Hannah Busenbark led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.

Red Knights

Previous Games

02/04/25 vs Gulf Coast	6-1
01/28/25 vs Mariner	4-1
01/23/25 vs Cape Coral	8-0
01/18/25 vs Ponte Vedra	4-0
01/17/25 vs St. John Paul II Academy	2-1
+ 11 more games

The victory was the 16th in a row for North Fort Myers, bringing their record for this year to 19-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 98 goals over those 16 games. As for Gulf Coast, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15-1 record this season.

North Fort Myers will challenge St. Petersburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Petersburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.8 goals per game this season. Gulf Coast does not have any more games scheduled as of now.