Pleasant Hill, CA (Men’s Basketball) -- For the second time in the program’s recent history a team that was off to the best start in the program’s history was tripped up on the 13th game of the year. That fate befell this year’s Men’s Basketball team as they travelled up North and lost to State #3 Diablo Valley 77-75 on Wednesday.
The Owls got off a rough start as they were held to a season low 32 first half points as they trailed 42-32 at the break. Citrus battled in the second half, going up by four points with 1:30 to go, but the Owls couldn’t hang on as they ultimately lost by two. The 75 total points scored was also a season low for Citrus.
With the loss, Citrus falls to 12-1 on the year. The Owls will try and rebound from Wednesday’s loss on Thursday when they take on Shasta College at 2:00 PM.
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