Basketball Game Preview: Hamilton Yankees vs. Venice Gondoliers

Hamilton is 10-0 against Venice since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Hamilton Yankees will take on the Venice Gondoliers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hamilton has 11 straight wins, Venice has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Hamilton is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing University: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hamilton blew University out of the water with a 74-11 final score. The Yankees have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Kinidi Curl was her usual excellent self, going 12 for 15 en route to 27 points in addition to five assists and four steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Fort, who went 8 of 10 on her way to 18 points.

Hamilton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 19 consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Venice played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 61-21 loss at the hands of Westchester. While losing is never fun, the Gondoliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 710th, while the Comets are ranked 68th).

Hamilton pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.6 points. As for Venice, their loss dropped their record down to 5-19.

Everything came up roses for Hamilton against Venice in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured an 84-24 win. In that contest, Hamilton amassed a halftime lead of 44-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.