North Fort Myers and Riverdale are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2015, but not for long. The North Fort Myers Red Knights will be playing at home against the Riverdale Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Fort Myers will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Friday, it was close, but North Fort Myers sidestepped East Lee County for a 16-14 victory. Given the Red Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Jaguars are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for North Fort Myers came from Adrian Scott and Kirtis Denham.
Meanwhile, Riverdale's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They took a 13-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cape Coral. The Raiders were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 31 points in the six games prior) but the Seahawks' defense proved too tough.
North Fort Myers' win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Riverdale, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 6-1.
North Fort Myers skirted past Riverdale 24-22 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Riverdale's Cole Hayes, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Fort Myers still be able to contain Hayes? There's only one way to find out.
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