Baseball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Venice's 19th in Last 20 Outings

Gondoliers

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Fairfax	23
04/25/25 @ Westchester	17
03/07/25 vs Westchester	16
05/07/25 vs University	14
04/02/25 vs University	12

Venice won the last time they faced Hamilton and things went their way on Friday too. The Gondoliers were the clear victors by a 10-4 margin over the Yankees. Considering the Gondoliers have won 18 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Canon King was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Richard Durant was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Xander Lippman was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Venice has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Hamilton, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season.

Venice and Hamilton are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Gondoliers will square off against Chatsworth at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Venice 2.1, the Chancellors 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hamilton, they will take on South East at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.