Soccer Game Preview: North Fort Myers vs. Braden River

Red Knights

Goals

02/07/25 vs St. Petersburg	3
02/04/25 vs Gulf Coast	6
01/28/25 vs Mariner	4
01/23/25 vs Cape Coral	8
01/18/25 vs Ponte Vedra	4
+ 17 more games

North Fort Myers is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Braden River is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Fort Myers Red Knights will welcome the Braden River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Fort Myers is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.7 goals per game this season.

North Fort Myers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was North Fort Myers who was credited with the win. North Fort Myers got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to St. Petersburg's three. Given the Red Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Green Devils are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jaelyn Hoefer and Hannah Busenbark scored all three of North Fort Myers' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 72 goals.

Braden River's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Mariner by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly two goals.

North Fort Myers' victory bumped their record up to 20-2. As for Braden River, their win bumped their record up to 14-0-5.

North Fort Myers took their victory against Braden River when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. Will North Fort Myers repeat their success, or does Braden River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.