Island Coast played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the North Fort Myers Red Knights, falling 46-17. The Gators have struggled against the Red Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Island Coast saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nevaeh Janet-Lynn Howard posted eight points.
North Fort Myers' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amrey Stockeland, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Stockeland a new career-high in steals (three). Bianca Iten was another key player, putting up seven points along with ten steals and seven rebounds.
Island Coast's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for North Fort Myers, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Island Coast has already played their next contest (against Estero), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Fort Myers will challenge North Port at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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