Football Recap: Venice Gondoliers vs. Palisades Dolphins
Venice had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 45-44 win over the Palisades Dolphins. This was payback for the Gondoliers, who suffered a 28-24 loss the last time these two teams met.
Venice found their leader in underclassman Jaiden Noel, who threw for 314 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his passes. Those 314 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Noel. Joshua Aaron helped Noel out on the ground, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Palisades still got an impressive performance from Jack Thomas, who threw for 390 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Thomas has become a key player for Palisades: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Harrison Carter helped Thomas out on the ground, rushing for 138 yards while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Venice is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Palisades, they moved to 6-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Venice will face off against Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Venice knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Fairfax likes a good challenge. As for Palisades, they will take on University at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palisades is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.2 points per game this season.
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