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High school baseball rankings

Corona’s Joshua Sur slides into second base as La Mirada shortstop Aiden Aguayo prepares to make a throw during the championship game of the Boras Classic won by Corona on Friday. Photo by Jeff Antenore

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(Records through Sunday)

1. LA MIRADA (10-2)

The Matadores turned heads in the prestigious Boras Classic by beating Huntington Beach (4-1) and Mater Dei (10-2). The Matadores lost 8-3 in the final to Corona, MaxPreps’ top-ranked team in the nation. The Mats’ two losses this season are to Corona. Maybe they’ll get a third crack at Corona down the line.

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2. BISHOP AMAT (12-2)

The Lancers swept red-hot St. Paul with superb pitching last week. They won 4-1 in nine innings and earned a 4-0 shutout Friday. They’re 6-0 in the Del Rey League. They will play this week in the National Classic; they opened against Liberty on Monday.

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3. ARCADIA (13-2)

The Apaches were swept last week in two games against Orange Lutheran, 4-1 and 5-1. Orange Lutheran is one of the top teams in the state. That was a test the Apaches wanted as they likely will be in Division 1 or 2 for the CIF-SS playoffs. This week they are back in the Pacific League, where they’re 6-0.

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4. SAN MARINO (12-3)

The Titans have won six of seven, including a 3-0 win over South Pasadena to close last week. They are 2-1 in the Rio Hondo League. The Titans had a tough nonleague test against Royal (12-2) on Monday if weather permitted. It looks like it will come down to San Marino and Monrovia for the league title.

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5. MONROVIA (13-3)

The Wildcats have won six straight since an 8-1 loss to San Marino. Last week they earned a 2-1 victory over La Cañada and a 10-6 victory over West Covina. Junior Kaleb Ellison has three home runs.

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6. SOUTH HILLS (8-5)

Not sure how strong the competition was during the Huskies’ four-game trip to Tennessee, but they finished 2-2, ending with a 5-3 victory over Alabama’s James Clemens. They have Hacienda League road games against Alta Loma on Wednesday and Los Altos on Friday.

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7. ST. PAUL (10-5)

The Swordsmen had a five-game winning streak but then lost two straight to Bishop Amat in Del Rey League play. They scored one run over the two games. The Swordsmen are 4-4 in the Del Rey League.

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8. LA SALLE (9-4)

The Lancers bounced back from losing twice to St. Paul with a two-game sweep of Paraclete to improve to 5-2 in the Del Rey League. They’re two games behind Bishop Amat in the loss column and still have three games left against Amat in league play.

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9. SAN DIMAS (8-5)

The Saints split a pair of Hacienda League games with Los Altos, winning 9-1 and losing 2-1. The Saints this week are in the Ryan Lemmon tournament at Great Park in Irvine.

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10. BONITA (8-5)

The Bearcats won two of three against Claremont to improve to 5-1 in the Palomares League. They won twice by shutout, 7-0 and 12-0. They take on Great Oak in the Norco tournament Wednesday.

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— Fred Robledo