The Venice Indians will be taking part in a tournament against the Lakewood Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Venice strolled past Sarasota with points to spare, taking the game 43-29. The 43-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 01/15/25 @ Sarasota | 4 |
| 01/08/25 @ Lakewood | 3 |
| 01/04/25 vs Manatee | 6 |
| 01/03/25 vs Freedom | 6 |
| 01/02/25 vs Booker | 6 |
Venice had a senior duo take command as Zoe O'Leary went 6 for 11 on her way to 14 points in addition to five boards and four blocks and Addison Ivery posted ten points along with six assists and five rebounds. Ivery is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Dominguez, who earned eight points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Lakewood entered their tilt with Booker on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-58 win over the Tornadoes. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted since January 23, 2024.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Sumayah McIntosh and Brianna Behn. McIntosh had a solid game and dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Meanwhile, Behn was balling out in the loss, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine boards.
Lakewood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Venice, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Things could have been worse for Venice, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 67-50 loss to Lakewood in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McIntosh, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine steals. Now that Venice knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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