(Los Angeles, CA) Following its second loss of the season on Jan. 19, Mt. San Antonio College bounced back with an 82-78 South Coast Conference North Division victory over host Los Angeles City College (4-15, 0-1) on Wednesday, Jan. 24.

Jerimiyah Smith led the Mounties (17-2, 1-0) in scoring with 18 points, while teammates Nick Hopkins and CJ Fisher added 17 and 15 points, respectively. Hopkins also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.

Mt. SAC never trailed in the game and outplayed the Cubs in several team categories, including points in the paint (38-26), points off turnovers (33-22), and second-chance points (12-9).

The Mounties continue SCC North play at East Los Angeles College (13-6, 0-1) on Friday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m. The Huskies are coming off an 86-74 SCC North loss to Pasadena City College (12-7, 1-0) that snapped their 10-game win streak.

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