La Cañada, CA — The Varsity Tigers put up a valiant fight, but ended up on the wrong side of a 11-8 contest in La Canada on Monday. Down 11-2, the Tigers put up six runs in the top of the 7th inning. While they couldn't close the gap completely, the bats came alive with hits from Phil Malatesta, Diego Gurfein, and Gabe Vogel. Aaron Kawasaki had two hits, including a triple, driving home three runs. Brandon Woo and Dylan Liu had two hits each. The Tigers will play Monrovia on Thursday at home.