Venice is 0-10 against Hamilton since December of 2019 but things could change on Monday. The Venice Gondoliers will look to defend their home court against the Hamilton Yankees at 4:30 p.m.
Venice is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Westchester and fell 61-21. While losing is never fun, the Gondoliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 710th, while the Comets are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Hamilton waltzed into their contest on Friday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They claimed a resounding 74-11 win over the Wildcats. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-8.
Venice better keep an eye on Kinidi Curl. She was instrumental in Hamilton's win, going 12 for 15 en route to 27 points along with five assists and four steals. Curl has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Jade Fort was another key player, going 8 of 10 on her way to 18 points.
Hamilton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 19 consecutive games.
Hamilton pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points per game. As for Venice, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.
Venice took a serious blow against Hamilton in their previous meeting back in January, falling 84-24. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Venice was down 44-18.
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