LOS ANGELES VALLEY, Calif. (Interstat) — Deng Lual scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds Friday night to lead the Los Angeles Valley Monarchs to a 69-67 men’s junior college basketball victory over the Barstow Vikings.

The Monarchs improved to 5-4 overall, while the Vikings fell to 3-7.

Lual’s double-double anchored a Los Angeles Valley offense that shot 47.5% from the floor. Barstow’s Trestyne Nguru also scored 21 points, but the Vikings shot just 35.9% as a team despite making 15 3-pointers.

The Monarchs held a 42-35 rebounding advantage. The game was close throughout, featuring 10 lead changes and neither team leading by more than eight points. Los Angeles Valley sealed the win by making key free throws in the final minutes.