With a playoff game on the line, North Fort Myers rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the St. Petersburg Green Devils. For the Red Knights, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Green Devils walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
North Fort Myers had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-18.
North Fort Myers found their leader in underclassman Harley Mendez, who had 23 digs and two aces. Mendez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
North Fort Myers was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
North Fort Myers is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for St. Petersburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
North Fort Myers will venture away from home to face off against Port Charlotte at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Fort Myers is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. St. Petersburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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