Basketball Game Preview: North Fort Myers Red Knights vs. Southwest Florida Christian King's

The North Fort Myers Red Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Southwest Florida Christian King at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Fort Myers will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

North Fort Myers is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 62-22 win over Riverdale. The Red Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.

Bianca Iten

Steals

01/07/25 vs Riverdale	5
01/04/25 vs Island Coast	3
01/03/25 vs Southwest Florida Christian	3
01/03/25 vs East Lee County	5
12/19/24 vs Cape Coral	2

It was another big night for Bianca Iten, who posted 12 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Faith MacKay, who went 7 for 12 on her way to 15 points and four steals.

North Fort Myers was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverdale only posted two assists.

Meanwhile, Southwest Florida Christian hadn't done well against Sarasota Christian recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Southwest Florida Christian managed a 39-35 victory over Sarasota Christian.

North Fort Myers' win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.4 points per game. As for Southwest Florida Christian, their victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-9.

Everything came up roses for North Fort Myers against Southwest Florida Christian when the teams last played on Friday, as the team secured a 50-8 win. In that contest, North Fort Myers amassed a halftime lead of 31-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.