This week’s Orange County high school boys baseball rankings.
Notable this week: Santa Margarita beat Servite in three Trinity League games last week and returns to the No. 1 spot. … Orange Lutheran rises to No. 2 after winning two of three against Mater Dei. … El Dorado climbs into the Top 10 after a win over Villa Park. … El Modena goes from No. 19 to No. 13 after a win over Foothill.
BASEBALL TOP 25
(Records through March 19)
1. Santa Margarita 11-2: The Eagles return to No. 1 after three straight shutout wins over Servite in the Trinity League last week. They won 12-0, 2-0, 5-0, which included a one-hitter by Hayden George on Saturday. They are in first place with an 8-1 league record.
Previous ranking: 2
2. Orange Lutheran 9-6-1: The Lancers won two of three from Mater Dei in the Trinity League and are 4-5 in league.
Previous ranking: 4
3. Mater Dei 10-5-1: The Monarchs lost two of three games to Orange Lutheran in the Trinity League; all three were one-run games.
Previous ranking: 1
4. Villa Park 10-2: The Spartans lost to El Dorado 3-2 and beat El Modena and Yorba Linda.
Previous ranking: 3
5. JSerra 7-6: The Lions improved to 4-5 in the Trinity League with a three-game sweep of St. John Bosco.
Previous ranking: 5
6. Cypress 11-4: The Centurions are 6-0 in the Empire League after wins of 12-3 and 17-0 against Valencia.
Previous ranking: 7
7. Huntington Beach 8-6: The Oilers extended their winning streak to six games with victories over Laguna Beach in eight innings and an 11-0 rout of Corona del Mar.
Previous ranking: 8
8. Foothill 8-6: The Knights lost to El Modena and Gahr, and defeated El Dorado.
Previous ranking: 6
9. El Dorado 9-6: The Golden Hawks enter the Top 10 after a win over Villa Park; they also lost to Foothill last week.
Previous ranking: 11
10. Servite 7-8: The Friars lost three Trinity League games to Santa Margarita; they are 3-6 in league.
Previous ranking: 9
11. Los Alamitos 11-3
Previous ranking: 10
12. Pacifica 11-2
Previous ranking: 12
13. El Modena 9-5
Previous ranking: 19
14. Fullerton 8-4
Previous ranking: 14
15. San Clemente 8-3
Previous ranking: 13
16. Capistrano Valley 8-4
Previous ranking: 21
17. Canyon 7-5
Previous ranking: 16
18. Edison 6-5
Previous ranking: 18
19. Trabuco Hills 6-5
Previous ranking: 17
20. Corona del Mar 7-7
Previous ranking: 15
21. Mission Viejo 8-5
Previous ranking: 20
22. Northwood 10-2
Previous ranking: 10-2
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23. Woodbridge 13-3
Previous ranking:
24. La Habra 7-1-2
Previous ranking: 25
25. Fountain Valley 5-7
Previous ranking: 22
