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The Orange County softball rankings for this week.

Notable this week: Pacifica takes the county’s No. 1 ranking into its Empire League opener against visiting Crean Lutheran on Monday. The Mariners play host to No. 7 El Modena on Tuesday at 6 p.m. … Canyon jumps two spots to No. 6 after defeating El Modena 2-0 in the teams’ league opener. … Fullerton climbs a spot to No. 10 heading into a nonleague game at No. 21 Villa Park on Wednesday.

ORANGE COUNTY SOFTBALL TOP 25

(Records through Sunday, March 17)

1. Pacifica (10-0): Michaela Meza delivered a two-out, two-run single before the Mariners’ showdown against Huntington Beach on Friday was suspended by rain.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Orange Lutheran (8-2): Notre Dame-bound Brianne Weiss dominated in two wins last week, including a perfect game against Cajon.

Previous ranking: 2

3. Los Alamitos (10-3): Gabby Terrones went 4 for 6 with two home runs and four RBIs to help the Griffins’ bats stay hot in wins against Cypress and Fountain Valley.

Previous ranking: 3

4. Huntington Beach (7-1): Stanford-bound Zoe Prystajko allowed four hits and struck out 12 in a 3-1 win against Edison last week.

Previous ranking: 4

5. JSerra (10-9): The Lions defeated Downey and Norco reach the semifinals of the La Mirada Classic on Saturday.

Previous ranking: 5

6. Canyon (12-2): The Comanches will look to go 2-0 in the Crestview League when they play host to Esperanza on Tuesday.

Previous ranking: 8

7. El Modena (11-3): The Vanguards face a challenging week with games against host Pacifica and visiting Esperanza.

Previous ranking: 7

8. Capistrano Valley (9-3): Madi McDonnell pitched four strong innings and drove in three runs in a 7-2 win against Fountain Valley on Saturday.

Previous ranking: 9

9. Marina (10-4-1): The Vikings outscored Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor a combined 29-5 last week to even their record in the Sunset League.

Previous ranking: 10

10. Fullerton (6-5): The Indians, as of Monday morning, plan to start ace Malaya Majam-Finch at Villa Park on Wednesday.

Previous ranking: 11

11. Mission Viejo (9-2-1)

Previous ranking: 14

12. Tesoro (8-2-1) 

Previous ranking: 16

13. Mater Dei (7-2)

Previous ranking: 12

14. Esperanza (7-5)

Previous ranking: 6

15. Aliso Niguel (7-3-1)

Previous ranking: 13

16. El Toro (9-4)

Previous ranking: 17

17. Santa Margarita (10-4)

Previous ranking: 18

18. Cypress (8-7)

Previous ranking: 15

19. La Habra (8-6)

Previous ranking: 19

20. El Dorado (12-7)

Previous ranking: 20

21. Villa Park (8-6)

Previous ranking: 21

22. Fountain Valley (6-8)

Previous ranking: 22

23. Rosary (11-2)

Previous ranking: 23

24. Edison (5-8)

Previous ranking: 25

25. Sonora (6-6)

Previous ranking: not ranked

Also considered: Sunny Hills, Whittier Christian

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