Animo Venice has won five straight games at home, while WISH Academy has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Animo Venice Pirates will welcome the WISH Academy Owls at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If WISH Academy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Animo Venice took over last week. Animo Venice blew past Animo Pat Brown 53-25 on Thursday. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, WISH Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Animo Watts on Thursday, taking the game 64-54.
Animo Venice better keep an eye on Noah Tureaud. He was instrumental in WISH Academy's win, almost dropping a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. That's the most boards Tureaud has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawit Kebede, who posted 11 points and three steals.
WISH Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Animo Venice, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Everything came up roses for Animo Venice against WISH Academy in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as the team secured an 87-54 win. In that game, Animo Venice amassed a halftime lead of 47-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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