Venice lost against Harvard-Westlake back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Venice Gondoliers fell just short of the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines by a score of 20-17.
Although Venice took the loss, they still got scores from Aaron Minter and Joshua Aaron.
Venice wouldn't let Harvard-Westlake keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Venice can thank William Oeser and Donte Ross for forcing all of them. Oeser didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Harvard-Westlake found their leader in underclassman Ellis Robinson, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Venice's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Harvard-Westlake, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Venice will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Narbonne at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th. As for Harvard-Westlake, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Burroughs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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