SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Interstat) — The Cerro Coso Coyotes defeated the Santa Monica Corsairs 56-47 in a men’s junior college basketball game Friday, overcoming projections that favored the home team.

Cerro Coso, which led 23-22 after a tight first quarter, used a 33-24 second-quarter advantage to secure the road victory. Demarris Day led the Coyotes with 16 points. Issiakoi Aminou added 13 points and Terrance Sims Jr. contributed 12 rebounds and five assists.

Jerrell McCready scored a game-high 19 points for Santa Monica in the loss. The result improved Cerro Coso’s record to 3-5, while Santa Monica fell to 3-8.