Venice has gone 9-1 against Riverview Sarasota recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Venice Indians will square off against the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 7:30 p.m. Venice is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Venice is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: IMG Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Venice was ranked fifth). Venice fell to IMG Academy 21-16. The matchup marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Riverview Sarasota made sure to put some points up on the board against Booker back in September. Riverview Sarasota walked away with a 41-30 victory over Booker.
Yahshua Edwards was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Isaiah Belt also helped out as he racked up 109 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverview Sarasota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Venice's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-1. As for Riverview Sarasota, their record now sits at 2-3.
Venice took their win against Riverview Sarasota in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 49-23. In that contest, Venice amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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