LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Hosea Steele, Jr. scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Southwest Cougars to a 75-69 men’s junior college basketball victory over the Los Angeles Harbor Seahawks on Wednesday night.

The Cougars improved to 17-8 overall, while the Seahawks fell to 11-13. Steele’s double-double anchored a strong interior effort for Southwest, which outrebounded Harbor 37-28 and scored 42 points in the paint. Karifala Conde added 23 points for the Cougars.

Nate Guevara scored 16 points for the Seahawks, who shot just 40% from the floor. Harbor kept pace early, trailing 33-35 at halftime, but could not overtake Southwest in the second half despite forcing 18 turnovers. The Cougars host El Camino on Friday.