Animo Venice hasn't had much luck against Animo Watts recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Animo Venice Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Animo Watts Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Animo Venice is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They took a blow against WISH Academy, falling 54-22. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1157th, while the Owls are ranked 526th).
Meanwhile, Animo Watts entered their matchup against WISH Academy on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Animo Watts was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to WISH Academy. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Owls 15-8 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, Animo Watts saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Trisha Hernandez went 8 for 16 en route to 21 points and five steals. The contest was Hernandez's third in a row with at least ten points. Caitlin Rosales was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 16 boards.
Animo Watts' defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Animo Venice, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Animo Venice was taken down by Animo Watts 70-10 when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Animo Venice was down 54-6.
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