Venice lost against Port Charlotte back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Venice Indians took a 67-50 bruising from the Port Charlotte Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Pirates are ranked 100th).
Venice's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zeke Settles, who went 7 of 14 en route to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcel Fil, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
Venice has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Port Charlotte, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-3.
Venice has already played their next matchup, a 62-53 win against Lakewood Ranch on the 17th. As for Port Charlotte, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-48 loss against Norland on the 17th.
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