It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Venture Academy Mustangs had no problem doing just that on Friday. They snuck past the Nighthawks with a 78-74 win. The win was nothing new for Venture Academy as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Mario Williams was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 39 points and 1 assist. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Toriano Woods, Jr., who scored ten points.
Despite the loss, Natomas saw an underclassman step up: Aeron Wallace scored 23 points along with six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Manno Jenkins, who scored 21 points.
Venture Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season. As for Natomas, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-9.
Venture Academy will head out on the road to take on Carmel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Venture Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Natomas, they will be playing at home against Menlo School at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Natomas knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Menlo School likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
