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Men’s Water Polo: Long Beach cruises to 21-8 rout of Chaffey

Freshman James Applegate shoots in Wednesday's win over Chaffey. (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Freshman James Applegate shoots in Wednesday's win over Chaffey. (Photo by Chris Ruiz)

Sophomore Jack Ellinthorpe (Granite Bay HS) had a game-high four goals, while 11 other Vikings scored in a 21-8 South Coast Conference win over visiting Chaffey College on Wednesday.

With the win, Long Beach improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in SCC play.

Ellinthorpe scored three consecutive goals in the first quarter to give the Vikings a 6-1 lead. Five different Vikings scored in the second to extend the Long Beach advantage to 13-3 at halftime. Sophomore Blake Grove (Newport Harbor HS) went on to score three second-half goals for LBCC.

LBCC returns to action on Saturday (Sep. 27) at 12 p.m. when it travels to NCAA Division I Long Beach State University.