Basketball Recap: Riverview Sarasota's Loss Ends Four-Game Winning Streak at Home

Riverview Sarasota entered their game against Venice on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Riverview Sarasota Rams took a 53-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Venice Indians. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rams of the 52-39 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February.

Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ava Noto, who posted 12 points and four steals. Noto is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyrsten Montas, who had eight points and six rebounds.

Tessa Oleary was nothing short of spectacular for Venice: she went 10 of 19 on her way to 30 points and six rebounds. Those 30 points gave Oleary a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Ivery, who put up six points in addition to seven assists and seven steals.

Riverview Sarasota's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Venice, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

When Riverview Sarasota and Venice next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Riverview Sarasota will try to stop Lehigh's three-game winning streak when the meet at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Venice will try to stop Port Charlotte's five-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.