BRONX, N.Y., April 12, 2018 – Jesus Hilario hit a solo home run, his first of the year, but the Monroe Express fell to Bronx Community College on Thursday at Roberto Clemente State Park, 13-7, resuming a game that had been suspended with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning on Saturday, April 7 due to darkness.
 
The Broncos tagged Express starter Gilberto Rosario for six runs in the top of the first inning on Saturday to take an early lead.
 
The Express got one back in the bottom of the first on Edwin Santiago's fielder's choice, and another on Jose Santiago's groundout in the bottom of the second to cut Bronx's lead to 6-2.
 
Both teams went scoreless in the third before the Broncos extended their lead with two runs in the top of the fourth, but this time Monroe had an answer, and scored three in the bottom of the frame.
 
Julian Ovalles-Garcia drew a walk to lead off the bottom of the fourth, and moved to second when Edwin Veras was hit by a pitch. After Ovalles-Garcia was caught stealing third, Alvin Vasquez brought Veras home with an RBI double to cut the deficit to 8-3, before Vasquez advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Leandro Rodriguez's fielder's choice to make it 8-4.
 
Another run on Harold Valdez' RBI single, scoring Devon Marrero from second, cut the deficit to just three heading to the fifth.
 
Christian Millan worked around an error and a walk to keep the Broncos off the scoreboard in the top of the fifth, and with two out and runners on second and third in the bottom of the fifth for the Express, the game was suspended due to darkness.
 
Alvin Vazquez came to bat when the game was resumed on Thursday, April 12, and while he drew a walk to load the bases, the Express were unable to score and trailed 8-5 heading to the sixth.
 
Bronx extended their lead with two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to take a six-run lead. And while Hilario's solo home run cut the deficit to five in the bottom of the eighth, the Broncos got the run back in the top of the ninth and shut the Express down in the bottom of the frame to pick up a 13-7 victory.
 
Rosario (0-5) takes the loss for the Express, who drop to 0-15 (0-12) on the season, while Jesse Castillo (1-0) earns the win for the Broncos.
 
Hilario led the Express at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run, run scored and RBI, while Valdez and Ovalles-Garcia also tallied multiple hits for the Express, with Valdez going 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI and Ovalles-Garcia going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored.
 
The Express next head to Garden City, N.Y. on Friday, April 13 where they'll take on Nassau Community College at 4 p.m. at Molloy Field.

ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 26 teams competing across nine sports. There are 18 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's rugby, and the newly added club women's rugby team, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Monroe Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of Monroe's Bronx campus has six teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level beginning with their inaugural seasons in the fall of 2017.
 
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