The No. 2 men's water polo team defeated the No. 8 Cerritos Falcons 17-10 in their fourth conference match of the season on Wednesday evening at the Viking Aquatic Complex. The Falcons were took the lead in the first quarter and held on to it until the fourth, where the Vikings powered an offensive momentum that couldn't be stopped.

The Vikings struggled against the Falcons throughout the entire game. Cerritos College took control and only allowed one goal in the first quarter from sophomore attacker Myles Martinez.

Then in the second quarter, Long Beach City College continued to press forward by scoring three goals from sophomores Aaron Mowl, Ian Dretzka and freshman Noah Tiu to only trail Cerritos by three goals.

The Vikings pursued in the third and held the Falcons to only three goals, while scoring five more to trail Cerritos by one at the end of the quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Long Beach City College took back the lead and goalkeeper Carl Matthews had a shut out and did not let any Falcon goals go by him. Freshman center Karlo Krmek and sophomore attacker Aaron Mowl scored two goals each in the final quarter to seal the 17-10 victory.

Long Beach City College men's water polo will play again on Friday, Oct. 20 at Golden West College in the Gold West Invitational.