After each having a week off, the Venice Indians and the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Venice is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Venice's upcoming game probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: IMG Academy, who was ranked sixth at the time (Venice was ranked 18th). Venice fell to IMG Academy 21-16. The match marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Venice took the loss, they still got scores from Winston Watkins Jr. and Jayce Nixon.
Meanwhile, Clearwater Central Catholic put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Northside Christian 42-7 at home. The Marauders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Jershaun Newton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 54 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 142 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Sean Cuono, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Venice's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-1. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
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