Booker and Venice are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Booker Tornadoes just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Venice Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Booker's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.
On Thursday, Booker strolled past Lakewood Ranch with points to spare, taking the game 79-60.
| 01/23/25 @ Lakewood Ranch | 32 |
| 12/28/24 vs Lake Region | 30 |
| 01/14/25 vs Sarasota | 23 |
| 12/18/23 vs Bayshore | 20 |
| 01/16/25 @ Riverview Sarasota | 19 |
It was another big night for J.P Lattimore, who posted 32 points. Those 32 points gave him a new career-high. Kaiden Wright was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Meanwhile, Venice came up short against Sarasota on Wednesday and fell 75-66. 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 335th, while the Sailors are ranked 47th).
Venice now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Booker, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Booker was able to grind out a solid victory over Venice in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 55-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Booker since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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