Excitement, adrenaline and determination echoed in the gym during the men’s basketball game between the Pierce College Brahmas and the Bakersfield College Renegade Knights. After a grueling match, Pierce lost to Bakersfield 73-61 on Nov. 23.
The scores grew close during the first half of the first round, with a score of 16-17. The Brahmas won another two points thanks to Armon “AC” Cole, earning the advantage by three points score to 20-17.
Although the beginning of the first half was close, Bakersfield pulled ahead. Team captain Lawrence Caudillo said what the team needed to improve on.
“Personally, just taking care of the ball and scoring a little bit more, that’s it,” Caudillo said.
Two minutes into the second half of the game, Jule Sims earned the Brahmas three points, bringing the score to 44-31.
Lawrence Caudillo was then substituted by Ahmir Brown. After 42 seconds into the half, Brown was able to earn a point for the team with a free throw, changing the score to 52-32.
As the players went back and forth, Markus Steele was able to earn two points for the Brahmas. After continuing their play after Steele scored, the Brahmas called a time-out to change their strategy and try to earn points back for the second half.
Anticipation became more apparent with both teams kept yelling, “defense” trying to get their teams energized to keep playing and win the game.
Despite the Brahmas’ effort, they lost the game. The second half ended with a score of 73-61, earning Bakersfield a victory.
Head coach Charles White expressed his opinion on how he felt about the team’s play compared to last week’s game against El Camino.
“An L is an L, we were right there but we cut down on terminal rules. Cut down on mistakes, we made minimal mistakes,” White said.
With the result of this week’s game, Associate Head Coach, Mike Farmer believes that the team has a way to go to improve despite feeling more confident about the team.
“There are some improvements when it comes to our confidence but we still have a long way to go,” Farmer said.
