The New Designs Watts Knights lost against the Animo Venice Pirates back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. New Designs Watts was outmatched by Animo Venice at home and fell 94-38. New Designs Watts has struggled against Animo Venice recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Elliot Smith was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 50 points and 30 rebounds for Animo Venice. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least 25% of Animo Venice's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Maximo, who dropped a triple-double on 12 points, 14 rebounds, and ten assists.
New Designs Watts' loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Animo Venice, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Designs Watts will square off against Animo Watts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. That game will pit two of the most dominant against one another: Jaydin Smith and Denim Portis. Animo Venice is on the road again on Thursday and play against Burton at 1:30 p.m. on January 11th. Burton is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
