The North Fort Myers Red Knights pushed their score all the way to 68 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Fort Myers 72-68. While losing is never fun, North Fort Myers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Green Wave are ranked 240th).
Despite the loss, North Fort Myers saw an underclassman step up: Isaiah Newson scored 41 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 60.3% of North Fort Myers' points, marking the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khalid Bourne, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
marvin tory went supernova for Fort Myers, scoring 22 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points tory has scored all season. James Michel was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with four blocks and three steals.
North Fort Myers has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Fort Myers, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-10.
North Fort Myers won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on January 30th. As for Fort Myers, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on January 30th. Gateway is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
