Basketball Game Preview: Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans vs. Venture Academy Mustangs

The Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans are taking a road trip to challenge the Venture Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy came up short against River Islands and fell 61-54.

Meanwhile, Venture Academy waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Eagles 83-26. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Eagles are ranked 1310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Venture Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.0 points over those games. As for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, they now have a losing record at 11-12.

Aspire Langston Hughes Academy was dealt a bruising 80-47 defeat at the hands of Venture Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Venture Academy's Jayden Akuva, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards. Now that Aspire Langston Hughes Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.