Venus's tournament run continued when they took on Americas on Saturday. The Venus Bulldogs took a 51-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Americas Trail Blazers.
Leading Americas to victory were JOSH PICHARDO and CHRISTIAN BACA. PICHARDO went 6 of 12 on his way to 13 points in addition to five assists and four steals, while BACA posted 14 points. PICHARDO has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of ETHAN SALINAS, who put up seven points and six boards.
Venus' defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Americas, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Venus and Hillsboro will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillsboro will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Venus surely won't give up without a fight. As for Americas, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 50-47 loss against Midland Legacy on the 14th.
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