The Riverdale Raiders's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the North Fort Myers Red Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Fort Myers is facing Riverdale at the wrong time: Riverdale suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 28-13 bruising from the Green Wave. The Raiders have struggled against the Green Wave recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, North Fort Myers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. The match between them and Dunbar wasn't particularly close, with North Fort Myers falling 52-38. Despite 278 more yards than the Tigers, the Red Knights couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
North Fort Myers might have lost, but man, Cadeon Conn was a machine: he threw for 401 yards and three touchdowns. Conn is becoming a predictor of North Fort Myers' success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 5-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Jd Irons helped Conn out on the ground, rushing for 63 yards and 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.
Riverdale's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for North Fort Myers, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Riverdale was able to grind out a solid victory over North Fort Myers in their previous meeting back in October, winning 32-22. Will Riverdale repeat their success, or does North Fort Myers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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