Venice hasn't had much luck against IMG Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ascenders at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Venice is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lehigh 51-0 on Friday. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Lightning recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Venice to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dorian 'Macho' Jones, who rushed for 79 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries. Another passer making a difference was Darryon Jones, who threw for 220 yards and one TD on only 17 passes.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Central. The Ascenders breezed past the Red Devils to the tune of 49-14. Fans of the Ascenders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Venice now has a winning record of 3-2. As for IMG Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Venice came up short against IMG Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 21-16. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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