Basketball Recap: Venice Victorious

Venice's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 61-54 win over the Manatee Hurricanes. The Indians have beaten the Hurricanes the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hurricanes has come to flipping the script.

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Previous Games

12/05/25 - Away	61-54 W
12/08/23 - Home	57-54 W
01/25/19 - Home	59-53 W
12/14/18 - Away	66-74 L
02/02/18 - Home	69-54 W
+ 5 more games

The victory got Venice back to even at 3-3. As for Manatee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Venice will venture away from home to challenge Sarasota at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Manatee, they will head out to face off against Palmetto at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hurricanes will be up against the Tigers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 61.2 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.