Venice is 4-0 against Port Charlotte since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Venice Indians have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Port Charlotte Pirates at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Venice came up short against St. Thomas Aquinas and fell 3-1.
Venice started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 26-24.
The losing side was boosted by Brighton Ferguson, who had 17 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Venice was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 7.8.
Meanwhile, Port Charlotte entered their match against Bishop Verot on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Port Charlotte took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Verot.
While Port Charlotte had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Venice has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. As for Port Charlotte, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-6.
Venice came out on top in a nail-biter against Port Charlotte in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, sneaking past 2-1. Does Venice have another victory up their sleeve, or will Port Charlotte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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