Men’s Basketball: Rio Hondo drops SCC crossover game at Cerritos

The Rio Hondo College men's basketball team hit the road for a short 12-mile trip South to Cerritos College on Friday night but came home with an 87-65 loss to the Falcons. The South Coast Conference interdivision defeat dropped the Roadrunners to 3-15 overall.

Rio Hondo fell behind early and was down by 10 points (30-20) at the 6:42 mark in the first half. The Roadrunners closed out the period by outscoring Cerritos 16-11 to go into the break trailing by just five points at 41-36.

But Cerritos pulled away with a 12-4 run to open the second half and used a barrage of three-pointers late in the game to seal its win. The Falcons made 16 of 36 from three-point range, including five from Jeremiah Galang.

Rio Hondo had four players score in double-figures with Darrin Curtis coming off the bench with a team-high 14 points thanks to a perfect 4 for 4 night on three-pointers. Aaron Patterson recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds while John Mims scored 13 points. Kameron Hobbs chipped in with 10 points, 5 rebounds, and a pair of assists.

The Roadrunners will look to snap a 10-game losing streak when they return to the court on Wednesday (Jan. 15) for a 7 p.m. SCC crossover game.