Riverdale hasn't had much luck against Fort Myers recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Riverdale Raiders will stay at home for another week and welcome the Fort Myers Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Riverdale's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Riverdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by East Lee County at home to the tune of 48-14 last Friday. Considering the Raiders have won four matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Cole Hayes and Lazaro Rogers. Hayes had a great game and rushed for 176 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Rogers was balling out in the loss, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Fort Myers entered their game against Naples on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Fort Myers was dealt a 42-6 loss at the hands of Naples. The contest marked the Green Wave's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Riverdale pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Fort Myers, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Riverdale might still be hurting after the 38-14 loss they got from Fort Myers in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Riverdale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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