Sports Roundup: La Cañada baseball stays unbeaten in league
BASEBALL
La Cañada 4, Monrovia 3: The Spartans remained undefeated in Rio Hondo League play after rallying for a home win Friday.
La Cañada (8-2, 3-0 in league) overcame early 1-0 and 2-1 deficits before completing the win.
Flintridge Prep 21, Providence 2 (five innings): Ben Grable finished with four hits, including a three-run home run, to propel visiting Flintridge Prep to a Prep League win Friday at Foy Park.
Flintridge Prep is 7-4, 2-0 in league.
Loyola 6, St. Francis 1: St. Francis lost a Mission League road game Friday.
The Golden Knights dipped to 7-6, 1-2 in league.
SOFTBALL
La Cañada 14, Monrovia 2 (five innings): Host La Cañada earned a Rio Hondo League win Friday.
The Spartans improved to 8-0, 3-0 in league.
BOYS’ TENNIS
La Cañada 11, St. Francis 7: La Cañada registered a nonleague road win Thursday at Scholl Canyon Tennis Center.
The Spartans improved to 4-0.
The Golden Knights fell to 0-4.
GIRLS’ SWIMMING
Flintridge Prep 51, La Cañada 47, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy 29: The Rebels took first in Friday’s All-City Meet at La Cañada.
The Spartans finished second, followed by the Tologs.
BOYS’ SWIMMING
La Cañada 58, St. Francis 41, Flintridge Prep 21: The Spartans finished first, followed by the Golden Knights and Rebels in Friday’s All-City Meet at La Cañada.
Crespi 95, St. Francis 71: St. Francis lost a Mission League home meet Thursday at San Fernando Pool Complex.
St. Francis’ Ethan Gray won the 200-yard individual medley in 1 minute, 59.5 seconds and the 100 butterfly (54:46) and Michael Smith took the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.07.
St. Francis’ 400 freestyle relay team of Chris Bruce, Peter Rassam, Jackson Dudas and Smith won in 3:31.66.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Culver City 11, La Cañada 7: The visiting Spartans (1-1) lost a nonleague match Thursday.