The Venice Indians will head out on the road to  face off against  the Lehigh Lightning  at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Venice has five straight  victories, Lehigh has five straight  defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
 Venice's upcoming  contest probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Cocoa, who was ranked 27th  at the time (Venice was ranked 19th). Venice narrowly escaped with a  win as the  squad sidled past Cocoa  54-51.
 It was another big night for  Dorien Irving-Jones, who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave  him a new career-high in  rushing yards. Another player making a difference was  Jayce Nixon, who threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns.
 Meanwhile, Lehigh was beaten by North Fort Myers 41-13 two weeks ago.
 Venice pushed their record up to 5-0 with the  victory, which was their 14th straight  at home dating back to last season. As for Lehigh, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
 Everything came up roses for Venice against Lehigh when the teams last played  back in November of 2022, as the  team secured  a  39-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Venice since the  squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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