If Estero was riding high fresh off their 87-52 takedown of Riverdale last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Estero Wildcats were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 72-71 to the Fort Myers Green Wave. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Green Wave: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Estero still got an impressive performance from Ashton Peterson, who went 11 for 23 en route to 29 points plus five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Lasalle, who went 7 for 15 en route to 18 points plus three steals.
Estero's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Fort Myers, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Estero will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Lehigh at 7:30 p.m. on December 3rd. After both having extra time off, Fort Myers and Riverdale will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on December 2nd.
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