Venice and Palisades are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Venice Gondoliers will head out to face off against the Palisades Dolphins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Venice's tournament run continued when they took on Leuzinger on Saturday. Venice opened the new year with a less-than-successful 59-46 defeat to Leuzinger. 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 522nd, while the Olympians are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Palisades, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They really took it to University for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-29 win. That looming 57-29 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Dolphins yet this season.
Palisades' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Venice, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Venice and Palisades were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but Venice came up empty-handed after a 52-51 loss. Can Venice avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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