Basketball Game Preview: Fort Myers Green Wave vs. Estero Wildcats

The Fort Myers Green Wave will challenge the Estero Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Fort Myers took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 51-16 victory over Immokalee. The win continues a trend for the Green Wave in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won three in a row.

Skye DouglaS

Steals

11/18/25 vs Immokalee	4
11/17/25 @ Oasis	4
02/06/25 @ Port Charlotte	3
02/04/25 vs Mariner	7
01/31/25 vs Lehigh	2
+ 21 more games

Skye DouglaS went supernova, going 7-for-12 on her way to 19 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Juliya Smith, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.

Fort Myers smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Estero's strategy against Riverdale on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Wildcats blew the Raiders out of the water with a 64-23 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-11.

Fort Myers better focus on containing Allison Norris and Amiya Lewis as the pair were huge in Estero's win. Norris shot 73% from the field en route to 23 points and six rebounds, while Lewis almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Lewis a new career-high in assists (eight). London Woods was another key player, putting up nine points and seven rebounds.

The victory got Fort Myers back to even at 1-1. As for Estero, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Fort Myers came up short against Estero in their previous meeting back in January, falling 43-35. Will the Green Wave have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.