Venice lost against Sarasota back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Venice Indians fell 75-66 to the Sarasota Sailors. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Sailors are ranked 47th).
Venice lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Al Oliver, who went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Pierce Weber, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 16 points.
Venice now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Sarasota, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
Venice wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 63-52 loss against Booker on the 24th. Sarasota has also already played their next match, a 78-68 win against Southeast on the 24th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
