Lehigh was the 47-44 winner over Fort Myers when they last played one another last Saturday, but their luck changed this time around. The Lehigh Lightning lost to the Fort Myers Green Wave on the road by a 54-35 margin on Tuesday. The Lightning have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/14/25 @ Fort Myers | 12 |
| 01/09/25 vs South Fort Myers | 5 |
| 12/13/24 @ East Lee County | 5 |
| 12/10/24 vs Riverdale | 5 |
| 01/13/25 @ North Fort Myers | 4 |
Lehigh lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Esmeralda Morales, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 12 points. The dominant performance gave Morales a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Terryah Lawson, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lehigh smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.
Fort Myers was led to victory by Monica Mercado and Skye Douglas. Mercado went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points, while Douglas went 5 of 12 on her way to 11 points in addition to six boards 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 put up nine points.
Lehigh's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Fort Myers, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Lehigh has already played their next contest (against Mariner), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fort Myers has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Cape Coral.
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