Riverdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the North Fort Myers Red Knights and fell 62-22. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 619th, while the Red Knights are ranked 169th).
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Riverdale lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bonner Destiny, who posted five points and three blocks. Destiny is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted three or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Raniyah Dubose, who put up 12 points.
Bianca Iten was her usual excellent self, putting up 12 points in addition to five boards and five steals for North Fort Myers. Another player making a difference was Faith MacKay, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 15 points and four steals.
Riverdale's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for North Fort Myers, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Riverdale will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Ida Baker at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd. As for North Fort Myers, they will square off against Southwest Florida Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Fort Myers' defense has only allowed 27.4 points per game this season, so Southwest Florida Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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