The North Fort Myers Red Knights will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Riverdale Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, North Fort Myers lost to Dunbar on the road by a 52-38 margin. Despite 278 more yards than the Tigers, the Red Knights couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, North Fort Myers got top-tier performance from Cadeon Conn, who threw for 401 yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Conn also racked up seven rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023. A healthy portion of Conn's aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Charles Lombardo, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
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. Armas has become a key player for North Fort Myers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one sack, but 3-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Riverdale entered their game against Fort Myers on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Riverdale took a hard 28-13 fall against Fort Myers. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Green Wave: they've now lost seven in a row.
North Fort Myers' loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Riverdale, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
North Fort Myers came up short against Riverdale in their previous meeting back in October, falling 32-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riverdale's Cole Hayes, who rushed for 285 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Now that North Fort Myers knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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