There's no place like home for Fort Myers, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 54-35 win over the Lehigh Lightning on Tuesday. This was a revenge game for the Green Wave: when they faced off against the Lightning last Saturday, they had to take a 47-44 defeat.
| 01/14/25 vs Lehigh | 6 |
| 01/13/25 @ Estero | 4 |
| 01/09/25 @ Mariner | 5 |
| 01/04/25 @ Lehigh | 8 |
| 01/03/25 vs Gateway | 2 |
Leading Fort Myers to victory were Monica Mercado and Skye Douglas. Mercado went 7 of 12 en route to 19 points, while Douglas went 5 for 12 on her way to 11 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. Douglas is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Hargrove, who posted nine points.
Fort Myers was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lehigh only posted six assists.
Lehigh's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Esmeralda Morales, who went 6 of 13 en route to 12 points. The dominant performance gave Morales a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Terryah Lawson, who scored eight points and five boards.
Fort Myers pushed their record up to 9-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Lehigh, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Fort Myers has already played their next contest (against Cape Coral), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lehigh has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Mariner.
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