THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

*--* Rk. School (Record, Div.) Comments (last ranking) 1 CHATSWORTH (28-0, City) Breaking state record for longest unbeaten streak is latest feat. (1) 2 VILLA PARK (22-2, SS-Div. II) Prefers to beat Canyon for outright Century League title Tuesday, not Thursday. (2) 3 CRESPI (21-4, SS-Div. III) Michael Gilmartin hit first pitch for home run vs. Harvard-Westlake. (3) 4 VALENCIA (17-7, SS-Div. II) Jared Clark hit his 10th home run of season to set school record. (4) 5 ANAHEIM CANYON (18-6, SS-Div. II) Has been relying on offense more than other top teams in division. (5) 6 LAKEWOOD (22-6, SS-Div. I) Pitching staff has been turning base paths into ghost towns. (8) 7 CAPISTRANO VALLEY (18-5-1, SS-Div. I) Alone in first courtesy of seven straight South Coast League wins. (9) 8 WESTM. LA QUINTA (23-1-1, SS-Div. IV) Won 12th straight Garden Grove League title; playoffs won’t be so easy. (10) 9 SANTA MARGARITA (15-9, SS-Div. I) The only three-loss team remaining in Serra League. (12) 10 FOOTHILL (20-4, SS-Div. II) Sea View League opponents haven’t fallen as easy as many expected. (7) 11 HUNTINGTON BEACH (16-8, SS-Div. I) Surf City has another sport it’s bragging about these days. (20) 12 MARINA (19-5, SS-Div. I) Might not win the Sunset League, but proved itself as a tournament team. (6) 13 MATER DEI (16-9, SS-Div. I) Plays last-place St. John Bosco to close out Serra League schedule. (13) 14 MISSION VIEJO (16-8, SS-Div. I) Had more of an advantage when playing three league games in one week. (11) 15 RIVERSIDE POLY (19-4, SS-Div. I) Blowout loss by Arlington also flattened Tuesday’s Ivy League showdown. (17) 16 MOORPARK (17-9, SS-Div. II) Made up three-game deficit in eight days; co-leads Marmonte League. (21) 17 SAN CLEMENTE (16-8, SS-Div. I) Not feeling so bad after Capistrano Valley swept Mission Viejo as well. (16) 18 SERVITE (18-7, SS-Div. I) Split vs. Bishop Amat to end its Serra League record at 6-6. (15) 19 THOUSAND OAKS (15-9, SS-Div. II) Once stable as an oak tree, Lancers are leaning on three straight losses. (14) 20 SAN PEDRO (25-3, City) Eric Thacker could be only thing standing between Chatsworth and City title. (19) 21 CORONA SANTIAGO (18-5, SS-Div. II) Circled the bases 29 times in two victories over Corona. (NR) 22 BUENA (21-4, SS-Div. II) Curtain’s down on regular season, a share of Channel League title guaranteed. (22) 23 WARREN (18-6, SS-Div. II) Bobby Lafromboise fanned a career-best 13 in victory over Paramount. (23) 24 SANTA BARBARA (19-3, SS-Div. II) Just think: If Buena didn’t exist, Santa Barbara would be undefeated. (24). 25 WEST TORRANCE (19-8, SS-Div. II) Took two from pesky Mira Costa to win Bay League crown. (25)

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