The Animo Venice Pirates will take on the Vistamar Vikings in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Animo Venice is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.7 points per game this season.
Animo Venice is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Santa Monica just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They were dealt a 71-32 loss at the hands of the Vikings. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Judah Elliot Smith, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 37.5% of Animo Venice's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Jose, who had eight points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Meanwhile, Vistamar made easy work of WISH Academy on Monday and carried off a 64-42 victory. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Animo Venice's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Vistamar, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Animo Venice couldn't quite finish off Vistamar in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 and fell 49-46. Can Animo Venice avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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