The North Fort Myers Red Knights will venture away from home to take on the Port Charlotte Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Fort Myers is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
North Fort Myers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against St. Petersburg by a score of 3-1.
North Fort Myers had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-18.
Harley Mendez was a one-man wrecking crew for North Fort Myers as she had 23 digs and two aces. Mendez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
North Fort Myers was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Coyotes as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Port Charlotte was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-15.
North Fort Myers is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Port Charlotte, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
North Fort Myers came up short against Port Charlotte when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can North Fort Myers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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