Basketball Recap: North Fort Myers Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Red Knights

Previous Games

01/09/25 @ Southwest Florida Christian	60-14
01/07/25 vs Riverdale	62-22
01/04/25 vs Island Coast	52-13
01/03/25 vs Southwest Florida Christian	50-8
01/03/25 vs East Lee County	53-15
+ 4 more games

North Fort Myers extended their winning streak to nine games thanks to a huge performance from Bianca Iten. The North Fort Myers Red Knights took their match on Thursday with ease, bagging a 60-14 win over the Southwest Florida Christian King thanks in part to Iten, who went 7 for 14 on her way to 18 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season.

North Fort Myers pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Southwest Florida Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.

North Fort Myers and Immokalee will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. North Fort Myers is facing Immokalee at the right time seeing as Immokalee is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Southwest Florida Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Community School of Naples at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Florida Christian will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Community School of Naples will have lost seven straight heading into Friday's game.