Venice at Crossroads — Dec. 16 preview: Gondoliers visit Roadrunners in nonleague showdown

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Venice travels to Crossroads on Tuesday, Dec. 16, for a nonleague matchup at Crossroads School in Santa Monica. Tip is set for 5:30 p.m. PST. The game page is on ScoreBookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5813924-venice-vs-crossroads

Game at a glance

• Date/time: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 — 5:30 p.m. PST

• Location: Crossroads School (Santa Monica, Calif.)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5813924-venice-vs-crossroads

• Home: Crossroads Roadrunners — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/152696-crossroads-roadrunners-jv (Fans: 3)

• Away: Venice Gondoliers — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/157655-venice-gondoliers-jv (Fans: 7)

Why this one matters

This is an early-season nonleague test for both squads. The Roadrunners and Gondoliers haven’t posted records yet in the 2025-26 slate on ScoreBookLive, but Crossroads has a Dec. 19 follow-up at Redondo Union while Venice heads home to face Westchester on Dec. 18 — both games listed on their ScoreBookLive team pages. Fans who follow either program on ScoreBookLive help grow those fan counts and visibility for the teams.

Last meeting

The last meeting between the programs took place at Crossroads on Nov. 22, 2022, a 54-43 win for the Roadrunners. Full recap and box score from that meeting: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/2564027-crossroads-vs-venice

Streaming and other info

• Team NFHS network pages (check for stream availability):

• Crossroads: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/crossroads-high-school-santa-monica-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Venice: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/venice-high-school-los-angeles-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Weather location in the game data: Santa Monica, CA (check local forecast before heading out).

Get involved

Support the teams on ScoreBookLive: follow the Crossroads Roadrunners and the Venice Gondoliers to boost fan counts and keep tabs on updates. Make your pick on the game page for fun — picks are a fan-engagement feature and do not affect any win projections. Note: follower counts, picks and streaming availability can change; check the linked ScoreBookLive pages for the latest information.

Follow the teams and bookmark the game page for updates and live scoring: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5813924-venice-vs-crossroads