PORTERVILLE, Calif. (Interstat) — The Porterville Pirates defeated the Gavilan Rams 66-59 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday.

Porterville led 37-36 at halftime after a high-scoring first half. Jermarcus Brown led the Pirates with 17 points and 17 rebounds. Trey Miller scored a game-high 20 points for Gavilan in the loss.

The victory improved Porterville’s season record to 2-10. Gavilan remains winless at 0-13.