Venice has gone 9-1 against Riverview Sarasota recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Venice Indians will head out to square off against the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 7:30 p.m. Venice is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Venice is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Sarasota to the tune of 76-0 on Friday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Sailors are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Venice's success was spearheaded by the efforts of John Ford Iii, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Jayce Nixon, who threw for 209 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes. Winston Watkins Jr. also helped out with an impressive 85 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, everything went Riverview Sarasota's way against Lehigh on Friday as Riverview Sarasota made off with a 28-6 victory.
Isaiah Belt had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Miller, who rushed for 27 yards and a touchdown.
Riverview Sarasota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 215.
Riverview Sarasota didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Micah Hayes and Andon Clough. Hayes also snagged an interception, which is notable because Riverview Sarasota is undefeated when he posts at least one interception, but 0-4 otherwise.
Venice's record is now 8-1. As for Riverview Sarasota, their record is now 3-4.
Venice took their win against Riverview Sarasota when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 49-23. In that match, Venice amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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