Porterville 57, at Monterey Peninsula 68

MONTEREY, Calif. (Interstat) — The winless Porterville Pirates will look to break into the victory column when they face the Monterey Peninsula Lobos in a California men’s junior college basketball matchup Friday at the Monterey Bay Classic. The Pirates (0-8) are coming off a 69-56 road loss at Solano on Thursday, their eighth consecutive defeat to open the season. The Lobos (3-6) also played Thursday, falling 60-56 at home to Santa Barbara. Porterville will lean on forward Jermarcus Brown, who has been a consistent bright spot during the team’s struggles. Brown is averaging 14.3 points and 9.6 rebounds over his… Read more...