Football Recap: North Fort Myers Red Knights vs. Riverdale Raiders
It was a good run, but North Fort Myers unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 32-22 to the Riverdale Raiders. The Red Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
North Fort Myers lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Adrian Scott, who picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
It was another big night for Cole Hayes, who rushed for 285 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry for Riverdale. Hayes showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards.
North Fort Myers' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Riverdale, their record now sits at 7-1.
North Fort Myers will challenge Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Charlotte is on a five-game streak of home wins, North Fort Myers a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Riverdale, they will take on Lehigh at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverdale is facing Lehigh at the right time seeing as Lehigh is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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