Owls Get Swept by Monarchs

Citrus College battled Saturday afternoon as they hosted LA Valley College in their third game of the series but couldn't prevent the sweep. The Owls fall to 13-17 overall and 5-7 in conference, while the Monarchs improve to 25-6 overall and 11-1 in conference. 

The Monarchs would strike first claiming a 2-0 lead after the top of the first. The Owls would answer with a run of their own in their first at bats after excellent base running by Jaden St. Cyr and a single from Mario Catalan made the game 2-1. 

The Monarchs would again score in the second and add another run in the third making the game 4-1. The Owls would be unable to answer until the fifth inning. In the fifth the Owls Nathan Hellein would hit a two run home run cutting the Monarchs lead to a single run. 

That would be it for the Owls as they were unable to score again. The Monarchs would add two more runs in the seventh and a run in the eighth claiming an 8-3 victory and sweeping the Owls. 

Citrus will begin a new three game series with West Los Angeles College on Tuesday when they travel to Culver City for a 2:30 PM showdown with the Wildcats.