North Fort Myers came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-14 victory over the East Lee County Jaguars. Given the Red Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Jaguars are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for North Fort Myers came from Adrian Scott and Kirtis Denham.
Despite the loss, East Lee County still got an impressive performance from Lazaro Rogers, who rushed for 193 yards.
North Fort Myers pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for East Lee County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.
North Fort Myers will be playing in front of their home fans against Riverdale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for East Lee County, they will venture away from home to face off against Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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