Ventura 84, at Mount San Jacinto 78

MOUNT SAN JACINTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Jerimiyah Smith scored 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help Ventura overcome an early double-digit deficit and defeat Mount San Jacinto 84-78 in a California community college men’s basketball game on Wednesday night. The visiting Pirates, who trailed by 11 points in the first quarter, used a dominant second-quarter performance to secure the road victory and improve to 8-1 overall. Mount San Jacinto fell to 6-3. The Eagles stormed out of the gate, capitalizing on a sloppy start by Ventura to build a 47-36 lead after a fast-paced first quarter. Tyler Frazier-Mathews and… Read more...