The No. 11 Long Beach City College Vikings football team fell to the No. 8 Golden West College Rustlers 41-17 on Friday evening in their Homecoming game at Veterans Memorial Stadium. With the loss, the Vikings drop to 3-2 overall.

The Rustlers were first on the board with three touchdowns in the first quarter, and finally with three minutes left in the quarter, offensive lineman Luke Toomalatai blocked a punt from Golden West to have defensive back Alonso Person return for 20-yards into a Vikings touchdown to close the gap at 21-7.

The Vikings came back from halftime with a 28-yard field goal from kicker Mario De la Torre, but the Rustlers kept pushing forward with two more touchdowns.

The Vikings were able to answer back in the fourth quarter with a touchdown from wide receiver Trennel Ridgley to finalize the game with a 41-17 loss.

The Vikings will return to Veterans Memorial Stadium on Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. against Ventura College at 6 p.m.