Preview: Imagine School at North Port Sharks vs. Venice Indians
Imagine School at North Port has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Venice Indians in a holiday battle at 4:00 p.m. on Friday at. Imagine School at North Port knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Venice likes a good challenge.
Even though Imagine School at North Port has not done well against DeSoto County recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way last Thursday. Imagine School at North Port took their match at home with ease, bagging a 79-31 victory over DeSoto County. With Imagine School at North Port ahead 54-20 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
It was another big night for Angelo Blas, who scored 21 points along with six assists and six rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Imagine School at North Port's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Rassbach, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, even though Booker scored an imposing 56 points on Wednesday, Venice still came out on top. Venice managed a 62-56 win over Booker.
Imagine School at North Port is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Venice, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-5.
Imagine School at North Port suffered a grim 87-65 defeat to Venice in their previous matchup back in November. Can Imagine School at North Port avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
