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Ventura flies past Los Angeles
Full coverage of the California Quiksilver Cup, Ventura:
Ventura beats Orange County
Ventura beats Los Angeles
Ventura beats San Diego
Ventura beats Santa Cruz
Ventura Pelicanos continued their new-found winning streak defeating the Los Angeles Arc Angels by an unheard of 31 points in Game 2 of the Ventura Pelicanos Game Week series, Ventura: 98.75 - Los Angeles: 67.75. Ventura showed momentum in the first quarter capitalizing on Los Angeles' weak first quarter and continued to defeat Los Angeles before the Pelicanos entered the bottom of the 4th quarter.
Wave conditions were challenging however shoulder to head high sets gave both teams opportunities to score high scores as well as missed opportunities. Ventura opted for Los Angeles to surf first, proving to be a strategic move as the Arc Angels amassed a weak score of 14.75.
Ventura's first quarter group included standout waves from Dane Reynolds and Keith Malloy with Dane delivering big aggressive turns followed by two snaps utilizing the entire wave for a score of 8.25. Ventura's first quarter score of 23 points led LA by 8.25 points.
The gap between Ventura and Los Angeles continued as the Pelicanos scored another 23 point quarter score in the second quarter. LA could not focus as they ended their second quarter with another sub 20 point quarter of 16.75 points.
Ventura's Hank Mills and Nathaniel Curran led their group with Curran opening with fluid turns followed by a huge speed floater, one of the longest waves of the game for an 8.0 score. By half time, Ventura increased their lead by 14.5 points, Ventura: 71.75 - LA: 47.5.
Los Angeles's 3rd quarter of 16 points continued the sub 20 point quarter scores seen before half time with a cumulative score of 47.5.
Ventura cranked all cylinders with a 25.75 quarter knowing that if LA couldn't make a move at this point in the game, it was going to be a guaranteed win. The Pelicanos' Keith Malloy showed his power on an 8.0 wave while Nick Rosza's 7.25 on a clean righthander pushed Ventura to a 71.75 cumulative score and a massive 24.25 lead over Los Angeles.
Los Angeles failed in the 4th quarter to surpass Ventura's 3 quarter cumulative score even though the group broke the 20 point quarter mark for the first time in the game with a 20.25 fourth quarter.
Before they even stepped into their fourth quarter, Ventura defeated Los Angeles by 4 points, 71.75-67.75. Due to winning margin points, in the event of a tie for championship slots, Ventura continued to post scores in the fourth quarter with Timmy Curran posting a 9.75, the highest score in the entire season. Ventura's final score was 98.75 to Los Angeles' 67.75 and a winning margin of 31 points.
Stop 5 of the 2005 Quiksilver California Cup will feature the Orange County Octopus Game Week May 11th - May 15th. Please check nslgame.com for a full game schedule.
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