Football Preview: Venice Gondoliers vs. Fairfax Lions
Venice is 7-2 against Fairfax since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Venice Gondoliers will challenge the Fairfax Lions at 7:30 p.m. Venice has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 135 points over their last three matches.
Last Friday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Venice made off with a 45-44 win over Palisades.
Jaiden Noel went supernova for Venice, throwing for 314 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his passes. Joshua Aaron helped Noel out on the ground, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Fairfax might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Westchester who claimed the real prize. Fairfax took a 27-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westchester. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Lions couldn't quite close it out.
The victory got Venice back to even at 4-4. As for Fairfax, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Venice strolled past Fairfax in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 20-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Venice since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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