One of this week’s four new teams added to the State Top 20 rankings is from Bonita of La Verne. The Bearcats began this week at 13-2 overall. Photo: Twitter.com.
Unbeaten Davis and Redondo move up to No. 1 and No. 2 in the state, but both teams know even winning a league title is no guarantee, especially with other state-ranked teams to contend with. Previous No. 1 Buchanan is now third with this week’s newcomer slots going to Bonita of La Verne, Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills, Chatsworth and Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco.
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(After games of Saturday, April 8)
(Previous ranking in parentheses)
1. (2) DAVIS 12-0
Thanks to previous No. 1 Buchanan of Clovis dropping a game to Clovis North, the Blue Devils ascend to the state’s No. 1 ranking in baseball for what we think is the first time in school history. Just as Buchanan knows about playing in a tough league, so does Davis. The Blue Devils are in the same Delta League as new No. 5 Jesuit (Carmichael) and defending Sac-Joaquin Section Division I champ Elk Grove. The NorCal Boras Classic champs, who will play Mira Costa on May 7 at Cal for the Boras Classic “state” title, won in their only game last week 9-8 over Bear Creek of Stockton. Davis had to score in the bottom of the seventh to get that win in a back-and-forth battle. Solomon Biers-Ariel sparked the offense with three hits and three RBI. The Blue Devils play Franklin of Elk Grove on Monday of this week and have two other league games.
