Basketball Game Preview: North Port Bobcats vs. North Fort Myers Red Knights

Two dominant guards in Serenity Humphrey and Bianca Iten are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The North Port Bobcats just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the North Fort Myers Red Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

North Port is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points on Saturday, they were much more limited against Port Charlotte on Monday. They had to suffer through a 64-21 loss at the hands of the Pirates. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, North Fort Myers waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They really took it to the Bulldogs for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-25 win. That looming 61-25 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Red Knights yet this season.

North Port better keep an eye on Iten. She was instrumental in North Fort Myers' win, shooting 5-for-9 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 28 points and 12 boards. With that strong performance, Iten is now averaging an impressive 8.4 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Erickson, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 16 points and seven rebounds.

North Fort Myers' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for North Port, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3.