The Venice Indians's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lemon Bay took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Venice, who comes in off a win.
Venice's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Riverview Sarasota.
Meanwhile, Lemon Bay entered their contest against Riverview Sarasota on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lemon Bay fell just short of Riverview Sarasota by a score of 3-2. The Manta Rays haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Quentin Lutz and
Ignazio Chisesi scored both of Lemon Bay's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Venice is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four games. As for Lemon Bay, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Venice took their win against Lemon Bay when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Venice since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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