Fort Myers is 8-2 against Lehigh since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Green Wave just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Lightning at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Fort Myers needed a bit of extra time to put away Mariner. They secured a 37-32 W over the Tritons. The Green Wave haven't had any issues with the Tritons recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Taylor Hargrove
| 12/04/25 vs Mariner | 3 |
| 02/04/25 vs Mariner | 2 |
| 01/22/25 @ Port Charlotte | 2 |
| 12/02/25 @ North Fort Myers | 1 |
| 11/20/25 vs Estero | 1 |
Taylor Hargrove and Juliya Smith were among the main playmakers for Fort Myers as the former posted ten points and three blocks and the latter earned eight points along with 11 boards and six blocks. Those three blocks gave Hargrove a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Smutney, who put up seven points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lehigh's strategy against Ida Baker on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lightning blew the Bulldogs out of the water with a 55-17 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lightning had established a 27-point advantage.
Fort Myers now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Lehigh, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Fort Myers beat Lehigh 34-27 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Green Wave since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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