Fort Myers lost against Gateway back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Fort Myers Green Wave were dealt a 58-17 loss at the hands of the Gateway Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Eagles are ranked 123rd).
| 12/10/24 vs Gateway | 8 |
| 12/03/24 vs North Fort Myers | 11 |
| 12/02/24 @ Riverdale | 9 |
| 11/21/24 @ Estero | 10 |
| 11/19/24 @ Immokalee | 11 |
| 11/18/24 vs East Lee County | 11 |
Despite the defeat, Fort Myers saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Juliya Smith posted five points along with eight boards and three blocks. Smith is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season.
Gateway had a senior duo take command as V'Davrielle Johnson went 6 of 8 on her way to 13 points in addition to eight steals and five boards and Thatiyana Holiday had 13 points along with five assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenyah Moss, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Fort Myers and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Gateway, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Fort Myers didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-14 win against Cypress Lake on the 12th. As for Gateway, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 63-22 victory against Dunbar on the 12th.
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