Venice hasn't had much luck against Palisades recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Venice Gondoliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palisades Dolphins at 4:30 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-21, which was the final score in Venice's tilt against Westchester on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Gondoliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 670th, while the Comets are ranked 74th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Palisades against Marshall on Tuesday as the squad secured a 64-29 win. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Dolphins this season.
Palisades' victory bumped their record up to 13-14. As for Venice, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-21.
Venice lost to Palisades at home by a decisive 59-40 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Venice avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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