The Renegade Men have endured their own brutal "Ides of March" that would have assasinated the spirit of lesser teams; they played eight matches between March 1st and 16th, including a three day swing that saw them beat conference foe Victor Valley at home (7-2) Thursday, March 2nd, then losing a back and forth battle at Fullerton (4-5), and then returning home immediately to beat LA Pierce (7-2) the very next day! 

After a three day break, they got back to work Tuesday, March 7th with another 7-2 win over Victor Valley, but this time on the road. The next day, the hosted a tough Folsom Lake team and lost 8-1. 

But the oven-much like Bakersfield-was just getting hot. 

Perennial conference powerhouse Glendale (10-3, 5-2) came to town for BC's third straight match in as many days and handed the 'Gades a 9-0 loss on the 9th, but there wasn't much time-or need-to mull over the loss as non-conference studs Orange Coast College (12-3, 3-3) rolled into town Friday the 10th and put the well-worn team through the paces on the way to a 9-0 defeat. 

While some teams may have benefitted from a six day break, these warriors slowed down enough to notice a few injuries and lingering illness. The team was also left short-handed for the best possible reason; #4 Mario Cabaloza is currently fulfilling his military reserve training requirements. Despite those obstacles, BC made LA Pierce fight for every point in a 6-3 road loss last night.