This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings.

Notable this week: Orange Lutheran beat JSerra in two of their three Trinity League games last week to remain at No. 1 in the county rankings. … JSerra and Santa Margarita each move up a spot, giving Trinity League teams the top three spots in the rankings. … Huntington Beach drops to No. 4. … El Modena has won seven of its past eight games to climb in the rankings.

ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25

(Records through Sunday, March 17)

1. Orange Lutheran 10-1: The Lancers won two of three in their Trinity League series against JSerra. Gabe Fraser and Brady Murrietta drove in two runs each in an 8-0 victory. Orange Lutheran is No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 rankings.

Previous ranking: 1

2. JSerra 5-5-1: The Lions got a much-needed 3-0 victory over Orange Lutheran on Friday with fine relief pitching by Andrew Padova.

Previous ranking: 3

3. Santa Margarita 8-3-1: The Eagles won two of three against St. John Bosco in the Trinity League play, including a 5-2 win that featured a grand slam by Trevor Banning. They are 7-1-1 over their past nine games.

Previous ranking: 4

4. Huntington Beach 7-4: The offense has dried up for the Oilers, who were shut out twice last week – a 2-0 loss to Marina and a 3-0 loss to Fountain Valley.

Previous ranking: 2

5. Mater Dei 7-2: The Monarchs started Trinity League play by winning two of three against Servite. Included was an 8-0 win in which Brandon Thomas and Landon Gordan combined to pitch the shutout.

Previous ranking: 5

6. San Juan Hills: The Stallions beat Aliso Niguel twice by 1-0 scores in the Sea View League. They have won nine games in a row, the past five by shutout. Dane Grant and Drew Nelson combined for the shutout in Wednesday’s win.

Previous ranking: 7

7. Cypress 6-5-1: In the Empire League the Centurions lost to Tustin 4-3 and beat the Tillers 10-4. Aidan Franco pitched the first four innings without allowing an earned run in the victory.

Previous ranking: 5

8. Villa Park 7-5: The Spartans started last week with a 4-2 win over Los Alamitos, then lost 5-0 to El Modena in a Crestview League opener and 2-1 to Hart of Newhall.

Previous ranking: 8

9. Servite 6-4: The Friars opened Trinity League play with a 5-1 loss to Mater Dei followed by a 2-1 win over the Monarchs in eight innings and an 8-0 loss.

Previous ranking: 9

10. Los Alamitos 9-3: The Griffins went 2-2 last week. They beat Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach, lost to Villa Park and Torrance.

Previous ranking: 10

11. Aliso Niguel 7-4

Previous ranking: 12

12. Tesoro 6-2

Previous ranking: 11

13. Foothill 7-3

Previous ranking: 13

14. Fountain Valley 6-6

Previous ranking: 15

15. El Modena 9-4

Previous ranking: 19

16. Pacifica 8-4

Previous ranking: 17

17. La Habra 8-4

Previous ranking: 21

18. El Dorado 5-7

Previous ranking: 14

19. Canyon 5-6-1

Previous ranking: 16

20. Trabuco Hills 4-4

Previous ranking: 18

21. Edison 7-7

Previous ranking: 20

22. Marina 5-4

Previous ranking: not ranked

23. San Clemente 6-6

Previous ranking: 23

24. Ocean View 8-5

Previous ranking: not ranked

25. Corona del Mar 7-5

Previous ranking: 22

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