Sophomore Christina Skelton was 2 for 2 with two runs scored in the Owls' win over Santa Monica, and drove in Citrus' only RBI in their loss to Mt. SAC.
Sophomore Christina Skelton was 2 for 2 with two runs scored in the Owls' win over Santa Monica, and drove in Citrus' only RBI in their loss to Mt. SAC.

Owls’ Week Ends With Win and Loss

Santa Monica & Walnut, CA -- The Citrus College Softball team's week ended with a win and a loss last week. The Owls got a 10-3 win over Santa Monica College in WSC Blue Division play on Thursday and fell short against Mt. San Antonio College on Friday 2-9.

In the conference contest Thursday, Citrus racked up 14 total hits and scored in each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth innings. The Owls actually fell into an 0-2 hole after the first, but took the lead in the third and never looked back. Sophomore Sara Moore went 3 for 5 with a pair of RBI's and a run scored. Sophomore Christina Skelton was 2 for 2 with a pair of runs scored.

In the Friday non-conference game against Mt. SAC, the Owls hung tough with the Mounties for much of the game, until a late mistake. Mt. SAC went up 2-0 after the third, but the Owls answered back with a run in the fourth to make it 1-2. The Mounties rallied with six runs in the bottom of the fifth though to pull away for good. Sophomore Raeleen Tellez was 2 for 3 in the win.

With the win and the loss, Citrus moves to 16-10 overall. The Owls also improved to 8-2 in WSC Blue play thanks to the win over Santa Monica. Citrus will be back at home this week starting with a conference double-header on Tuesday against LA Mission College. First pitch of game one is set for 1:00 PM.