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| 10/10/25 - Away | 24-21 W |
| 11/07/24 - Home | 12-35 L |
| 10/22/21 - Away | 19-51 L |
| 11/08/19 - Away | 7-45 L |
| 10/19/18 - Away | 0-63 L |
| + 3 more games |
South Fort Myers hadn't done well against Naples recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Wolfpack narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Golden Eagles 24-21. This was payback for the Wolfpack, who suffered a 35-12 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Fort Myers to victory, but perhaps none more so than William Bichler, who rushed for 25 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also threw for 185 yards and one TD. The Wolfpack's leading receiver Joshua Raphael was Bichler's top target yet again, picking up 135 receiving yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: South Fort Myers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Naples' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nicksen Volvic, who rushed for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and Jevan Raphael, who rushed for 64 yards and one TD. Volvic's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
South Fort Myers pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points on average over those games. As for Naples, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2-1.
Coming up, South Fort Myers will welcome Clewiston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Wolfpack will be up against the Tigers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30.29 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Naples, they will head out on the road to face off against Lely at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Golden Eagles will need to watch out since the Trojans have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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