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| 12/05/23 - Home | 53-47 W |
| 11/24/20 - Home | 73-49 W |
| 02/13/19 - Home | 66-46 W |
| 01/29/19 - Home | 79-41 W |
| 12/11/18 - Away | 74-60 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lakewood Ranch has gone 10-0 against Venice recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Venice Indians at 7:00 p.m. Lakewood Ranch is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Lakewood Ranch came up short against Parrish Community and fell 55-42. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 593rd, while the Bulls are ranked 285th).
Meanwhile, Venice ended up a good deal behind Port Charlotte on Tuesday and lost 67-50. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost six in a row.
Lakewood Ranch will need focus on slowing down Zeke Settles, one of several Venice players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcel Fil, who scored 13 points.
Venice now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Lakewood Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Lakewood Ranch didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Venice in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 53-47 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Fil, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 21 points and six boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lakewood Ranch still be able to contain Fil? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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