Fort Myers put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons 42-21. Fans of the Green Wave have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Madrid Tucker, who picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards. Another player making a difference was John Holcy, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fort Myers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlotte only rushed for 49.
Although Charlotte took the loss, they still got scores from Seven Bullock, Kamran Curliss, and Curliss.
Fort Myers pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Charlotte, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Fort Myers will head out on the road to take on North Fort Myers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Myers knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully North Fort Myers likes a good challenge. As for Charlotte, they will challenge Cape Coral at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Charlotte's defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so Cape Coral's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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