Fort Myers put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the South Fort Myers Wolfpack with a sharp 33-7 win. Fans of the Green Wave have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Madrid Tucker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 69 yards. Macrae Thompson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fort Myers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Fort Myers' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Luke Fleming and William Davey.
When it comes to explaining why South Fort Myers lost, don't look at Victor Jenkins. Despite the final result, he rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. Jenkins' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Fort Myers pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for South Fort Myers, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Fort Myers will face off against Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Myers' defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Charlotte's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for South Fort Myers, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Port Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th.
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