Pirates walk the plank

It was not a good night for Orange Coast College basketball Friday

night as host Saddleback won on two counts -- 88-47 in the men’s

game, and 74-45 in the women’s game, the latter snapping a 15-game

OCC winning streak.

The Gauchos women, ranked No. 8 in the state, improved to 20-2,

6-0 in the Orange Empire Conference as they ran away with it after a

17-14 lead with 8:50 left in the half. A 19-point run left OCC (20-4,

5-1) in the dust, 36-14, at halftime.

Orange Coast did not have a single player in double figures and

the Pirates netted just 3 of 17 from three-point territory. The Bucs

hit just 16 of 53 overall.

The men’s game was just as dreary. Brian Bobik was the only player

in double figures with 11 points and the Pirates were 28% from the

field (14 of 50) and 3 of 22 from three-point territory.

Saddleback (17-5, 6-0) led at halftime, 41-23. The Pirates fell to

14-8, 3-3.