Soccer Game Preview: Animo Venice vs. WISH Academy

Animo Venice and WISH Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Animo Venice Pirates will be playing at home against the WISH Academy Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Animo Venice lost 9-2 to Port of Los Angeles on Monday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Pirates were already down 8-1.

Meanwhile, WISH Academy came up short against Burton on Thursday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Owls have lost by exactly two goals.

Animo Venice's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-5-2. As for WISH Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5-2.

Animo Venice came up short against WISH Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 4-2. Can Animo Venice avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.