Fort Myers has gone 7-0 against Riverdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Fort Myers Green Wave will be playing in front of their home fans against the Riverdale Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Myers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Charlotte with a 27-21 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Green Wave.
Meanwhile, everything went Riverdale's way against North Fort Myers on Friday as Riverdale made off with a 34-14 victory. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Cole Hayes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Riverdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 14 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Riverdale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Latroy Pender Jr., Jamar Underwood, and Cleyon Grizzle picked up one apiece.
Fort Myers has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Riverdale, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Fort Myers strolled past Riverdale in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 28-13. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hayes, who rushed for 154 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fort Myers still be able to contain Hayes? There's only one way to find out.
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