The Santa Rosa Junior College men’s basketball team looked to avenge its only loss of the season, but City College of San Francisco again proved too tough, beating the Bear Cubs 71-65 Dec. 5 at Haehl Pavilion.
SRJC (7-2) came into the game riding a 3-0 run after sweeping the Shasta College Tournament and sought to reverse its 64-51 loss to CCSF (11-0) on Nov. 2. Instead, the defending state champions controlled the tempo and pulled away during a decisive late stretch.
Santa Rosa shot 49% from the field but struggled from the perimeter, going 6-of-17 from 3-point range, and left points at the free-throw line, finishing 9-of-16. CCSF forced 11 turnovers and pushed SRJC out of rhythm late in the second half…