Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Bonita Springs

Bullsharks

Previous 4 Games

12/02/25 vs Palmetto Ridge	53-49
11/21/25 @ Lely	45-22
11/20/25 @ Gateway	58-19
11/18/25 vs South Fort Myers	53-5

Bonita Springs had won three straight games and Makenzie Lehigh did her part to make it four on Tuesday. The Bullsharks came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 53-49 W against the Palmetto Ridge Bears thanks in part to Lehigh, who almost dropped a double-double with 37 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Bonita Springs' points.

Palmetto Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Amberly Rios, who posted 18 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Palmetto Ridge is 2-1 when Rios posts three or more steals, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Melina Hemenway, who put up 11 points along with five boards and four steals.

Bonita Springs' victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Palmetto Ridge, their record is now 3-3.

Coming up, Bonita Springs will head out on the road to take on Estero at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Palmetto Ridge, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 46-40 loss against Aubrey Rogers on the 3rd.