Orange Coast College Football Preview

Orange Coast (1-2) vs. Santa Monica (0-3)

When/where: Saturday 1 p.m., at Santa Monica College

Key Pirates: So. S Zoauntarrious Brunt; Fr. MLB Brandon Safford; Fr. DE Daniel Garcia; Fr. CB Sharky Reza.

Key Corsairs: So. WR Conor McMahan; So. LB Kenneth Wilson; Fr. QB Weston Massett.

Breakdown: Both teams are hungry for a win as the Pirates enter on a two-game losing streak and the Corsairs have not won since last season’s 11-0 campaign, after which their coach left…Both teams have shared quarterback duties, though OCC sophomore Kody Whitaker is expected to return after sitting out last week with a concussion…Brunt and Safford share the OCC tackles lead with 19 and Brunt has one interception…Reza has two interceptions and 12 tackles…McMahan has 21 receptions for 267 yards and five touchdowns…Massett has thrown for 473 yards and seven TDs…OCC has not lost a fumble this season and is even in turnover ratio…Santa Monica is plus-two in turnover ratio…The Corsairs rank No. 35 in the 37-school Southern California Football Assn. in rushing (161 yards for the season) and rushing defense (.241.7 yards per game)…The Corsairs rank No. 36 in the SCFA in scoring defense (45.7 ppg)…OCC’s 509 rushing yards this season rank No. 13 in the SCFA and create strong balance with its 578 passing yards…Santa Monica’s 879 passing yards rank No. 4 in the SCFA.

— Barry Faulkner

— Barry Faulkner