After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Gateway Charter, North Port was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They snuck past the North Fort Myers Red Knights with a 43-38 win.
| 01/30/25 vs North Fort Myers | 17 |
| 12/13/24 vs DeSoto County | 15 |
| 11/18/24 vs Golden Gate | 14 |
| 01/27/25 vs Cypress Lake | 13 |
| 12/07/24 @ Key West | 11 |
North Port can attribute much of their success to Amandah Marcelus, who went 6 for 9 on her way to 17 points. Those 17 points gave Marcelus a new career-high. Gisele Novielli was another key player, putting up seven points.
Despite the defeat, North Fort Myers saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kelley Conley posted 11 points and five boards. Those 11 points set a new season-high mark for Conley. The team also got some help courtesy of Bianca Iten, who put up four points along with six rebounds and five steals.
North Port now has a winning record of 12-11. As for North Fort Myers, their loss dropped their record down to 18-4.
North Port will challenge Lehigh on Tuesday. North Port is facing Lehigh at the right time seeing as Lehigh is stuck on a four-game losing streak. North Fort Myers has already played their next matchup, a 49-29 victory against Dunbar on the 31st.
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