With a playoff game on the line, the Venice Indians rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 56-40 victory over the Hornets. Winning may never get old, but Venice sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Venice got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Izzy Leggett out in front who scored 13 points. Addison Ivery was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Venice is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Haines City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-7.
Venice is on the road again on Monday and plays Riverview Sarasota at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Venice knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matchups -- so hopefully Riverview Sarasota likes a good challenge. Haines City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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