Venice extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping them down to 3-7. They took a hard 59-40 fall against the Ponte Vedra Sharks. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Sharks are ranked 31st).
As for Ponte Vedra, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games.
Ponte Vedra was led to victory by Jocelyn Hoffmann and Audra Davis. Hoffmann shot 44% from the field to rack up 21 points, while Davis posted 14 points and seven rebounds. Hoffmann has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Julia Conroy was another key player, putting up two points along with seven boards and four steals.
Venice has already played their next matchup, a 48-29 defeat against Bloomingdale on the 29th. As for Ponte Vedra, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 61-42 loss against Wheeler on the 29th.
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