The Cerritos College men’s basketball team broke a five-game losing streak with a 81-70 win over El Camino College Compton Center.
The Falcons are currenty last in the South Coast Conference with 1-5 record and overall record of 9-11.
In the game against ECC Compton Willie Edwards, Anthony Scott, and Kierre Beverly combined for an overall total of 42 points.
Cerritos came out with a 37-11 lead in the first 13 minutes of the first half.
Toward the end of the first half ECC Compton cut the lead to 38-45.
Cerritos head coach Russel May talked about what areas the team excelled in.
“We passed and attacked the ball pretty well tonight . We had a part in the the first half where we didn’t do very well but overall, it was good,” he said.
Falcons sophomore forward Edwards commented on their win over the Tartars.
“Our team came out with energy because we where in a five-game losing streak. We came out with our heads right and focused. We played as a team.
We tried to limit the turnovers and all the negativity plays that would have caused us problems in the long run.”
Cerritos held ECC Compton Center to 37.7 percent shooting from the field and 30.6 percent shooting from the three point line.
The Falcons next game will be away against Mt. San Antonio College today at 7 p.m.
