After flying high against Riverdale on Monday, Estero came back down to earth. The Estero Wildcats took a hard 82-67 fall against the North Fort Myers Red Knights on Tuesday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ashton Peterson, who went 8 for 16 en route to 22 points. Peterson is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 21 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Cooper Lasalle, who scored 17 points.
North Fort Myers' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trey Makar, who went 5 for 6 en route to 15 points. The dominant performance also gave Makar a new career-high in threes (four). Isaiah Newson was another key player, scoring 15 points.
Estero's record now sits at 2-2. As for North Fort Myers, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Estero will venture away from home to square off against Lehigh at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Estero is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 76.2 points per game this season. As for North Fort Myers, they will challenge Potter's House Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. North Fort Myers also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 65 points per game.
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