The North Fort Myers Red Knights will take on the Lehigh Lightning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Fort Myers is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
North Fort Myers will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Mariner on Friday. North Fort Myers really took it to Mariner for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-7 win on the road. The Red Knights pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tritons had little chance of recovering from.
North Fort Myers' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jd Irons, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Meanwhile, Lehigh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 66-0 loss at the hands of Port Charlotte. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Pirates are ranked 74th).
North Fort Myers now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lehigh, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
North Fort Myers suffered a grim 39-14 defeat to Lehigh in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can North Fort Myers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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