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SOFTBALL TOP 25

(Records through Sunday, March 20)

1. Villa Park (13-0): Spartans play host to battle-tested La Habra on Wednesday and Division 1 Chino Hills on Friday.

2. Pacifica (13-3): Mariners welcome San Juan Hills and La Habra for nonleague games on Wednesday and Friday.

3. Los Alamitos (10-3): Griffins open Surf League play at defending champion Huntington Beach on Tuesday night.

4. Huntington Beach (6-3): Oilers took 2 of 3 games from Los Alamitos last season in the Surf League.

5. Mission Viejo (13-3): Division 2 Diablos play host to Division 1 contender Roosevelt (13-2) on Tuesday.

6. Orange Lutheran (10-5): Lancers play host to Mater Dei on Wednesday in a clash of last season’s co-champions in the Trinity League.

7. Esperanza (7-5): Pitching duo of Brooke Perez and Mia Sanchez helped Aztecs edge La Habra and Yorba Linda in one-run games last week.

8. La Habra (7-5): Highlanders’ tough schedule continues this week with games against Gahr, Villa Park and Pacifca.

9. Marina (6-5): Vikings open Surf League against Edison and Huntington Beach on Tuesday and Thursday.

10. Whittier Christian (10-5): Heralds edged Division 4 Heritage Christian 2-1 in eight innings to survive a scare in the Olympic League last week.

11. Canyon (11-3)

12. Mater Dei (7-6)

13. Capistrano Valley (10-2-1)

14. Beckman (7-4)

15. JSerra (9-5)

16. Aliso Niguel (11-8)

17. Rosary (8-5)

18. Yorba Linda (6-4)

19. El Dorado (7-7-1)

20. Kennedy (8-8)

21. Fountain Valley (7-3-1)

22. Sonora (6-7)

23. Cypress (5-8)

24. Edison (4-8)

25. Newport Harbor (8-1)

Please send feedback on softball rankings to Dan Albano at [email protected] or @ocvarsityguy on Twitter and Instagram

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