North Fort Myers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 52-38 fall against the Dunbar Tigers. Despite 278 more yards than the Tigers, the Red Knights couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why North Fort Myers lost, don't look at Cadeon Conn. Despite the final result, he threw for 401 yards and three touchdowns. Conn has become a key player for North Fort Myers: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Jd Irons was in the mix as well, providing North Fort Myers with two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, North Fort Myers' defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Owen Fite and Maikol Armas, who racked up five sacks between them.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dunbar to victory, but perhaps none more so than Austin Price, who threw for 102 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
North Fort Myers' loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Dunbar, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. North Fort Myers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Riverdale at 7:30 p.m. As for Dunbar, they will take on St. Petersburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Petersburg will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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