North Fort Myers and Mariner are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2022, but likely not for long. The North Fort Myers Red Knights will challenge the Mariner Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Fort Myers will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
North Fort Myers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Cape Coral an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Red Knights, who have now won 14 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Cape Coral with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Hannah Busenbark (4), Jaelyn Hoefer (3), and Bailey Root.
Meanwhile, Mariner earned a 3-1 victory over Fort Myers on Thursday. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Green Wave are ranked 155th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Fort Myers pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 49 goals over those seven games. As for Mariner, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 17-2.
Everything went North Fort Myers' way against Mariner when the teams last played on January 9th, as North Fort Myers made off with a 4-0 win. Will North Fort Myers repeat their success, or does Mariner have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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