IRVINE, Calif. (Interstat) — The Saddleback men’s basketball team avenged an earlier loss with a decisive 73-54 victory over Irvine Valley in a California junior college game Wednesday night. The visiting Bobcats used a strong first half to build a commanding lead and never looked back.

Saddleback’s Malachi Hiers led all scorers with 16 points and added eight rebounds. Teammates Mark Reichner contributed 14 points and Charlie Stallings had 12 points with nine rebounds. The Bobcats shot 7 for 15 from three-point range while holding the Lasers to just 2 for 19 from beyond the arc.

Irvine Valley was led by Matt Mowers’ 10 points and eight rebounds. The loss drops the Lasers to 12-10 on the season, while Saddleback improves to 12-11.