It was a good run, but North Fort Myers unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverdale Raiders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Red Knights of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
North Fort Myers took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-12, 25-23, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, North Fort Myers saw an underclassman step up: Harley Mendez had 22 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Mendez has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, North Fort Myers kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Leading Riverdale to victory were Natalie Grant and Morgan Steffeny. Grant had 18 digs, while Steffeny had ten digs. Grant is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
North Fort Myers' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Riverdale, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
North Fort Myers will face off against Southwest Florida Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Riverdale, they will square off against Fort Myers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Myers is on a three-game streak of home wins, Riverdale a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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