Ventura 85, at Los Angeles Pierce 60

VENTURA, Calif. (Interstat) — The Ventura College men’s basketball team used a dominant second quarter to pull away from Los Angeles Pierce College for an 85-60 victory in a California Community College Athletic Association game Wednesday night. The visiting Pirates, improving to 14-3 overall, turned a narrow three-point lead after a high-scoring first period into a comfortable margin by halftime, outscoring the Brahmas 49-27 in the second quarter. The loss dropped Los Angeles Pierce to 4-12. The most important segment of the game came early in the second quarter when Ventura, leading 35-33, ignited a decisive 14-2 run. The surge… Read more...