Venture Academy and Turlock Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Venture Academy Mustangs will host the Turlock Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Turlock Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Venture Academy, who comes in off a win.
Venture Academy is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since December 2, 2024 on Tuesday. They skirted past Ben Holt College Prep Academy 50-47. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Turlock Christian ended up a good deal behind Aspire Langston Hughes Academy on Tuesday and lost 44-27. The Eagles have struggled against the Titans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Venture Academy will have to keep a close watch on Emma Sarmiento and Faith Hayes, a pair of players who had a big impact on Turlock Christian's prior game. Sarmiento posted 14 points, while Hayes put up seven points along with 12 boards and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Hayes a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Christiana Eivaz, who scored four points in addition to ten rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Turlock Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.
Venture Academy pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Turlock Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9.
Everything came up roses for Venture Academy against Turlock Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 67-18 victory. In that game, Venture Academy amassed a halftime lead of 41-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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