Pratt, Kan. - The Pratt Community College (PCC) men's basketball team had one thing standing in their way from winter break. That was a trip to Independence Community College (ICC) to battle the Pirates. Indy was coming off of a 20 point victory over Coffeyville at home. The Beavers entered the game on a two game win streak, but had yet to win a Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) game on the road. The stage was set for a battle in the ICC Fieldhouse in front of a small, but mighty crowd.
The game started with both teams taking shots back and fourth in a very physical matchup. The Beavers started pulling away late in the first half and went into halftime with a ten point lead 41-31 over the Pirates. PCC had a 14 point lead at the 16:54 mark in the second half, but that did not stop the Pirates from roaring back into the game. Indy took a one point lead with 2:08 left to go in the game. As the case has been in the past four games, the Beavers won off of free throws late in the game 79-77. The Pirates outscored the Beavers 46-38 in the second half. The score was tied three times and the lead changed twice over the course of the game.
Freshman forward Cam Morris had 25 points and 11 rebounds in the game and went 6 of 9 from the free throw line. Sophomores Nasan Ayala and Harrison Eghan both scored over ten points for the Beavers. Ayala had 20 points and Eghan had 11 points including two clutch free throws down the stretch. In addition, sophomore Tommy Thomas went 6 of 6 from the free throw line and ended the game with 8 points. For the Pirates, sophomore Jordan Clark lead the team with 21 points and had 8 rebounds.
The Beavers finish their fall semester on a three game winning streak and brought their conference record back to .500. They will return to action in 2022 on January 5th taking on the Broncbusters of Garden City. The game is scheduled for 7:30 pm in the Beaver Dome.
