Venice proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 24) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bradenton Christian Panthers 71-69. 71 seems to be a good number for the Indians as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Venice to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zeke Settles, who posted 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcel Fil, who put up 19 points.
Venice now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Bradenton Christian, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5.
Venice wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 68-57 defeat against Cardinal Mooney on the 4th. Bradenton Christian has also already played their next match, a 72-71 victory against Winthrop College Prep Academy on the 4th.
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