Three league champs at home in softball playoff openers
Pitcher Janessa Giugliano has been one of Liberty's top players. (Photo by Action Captures Media Group) Three local high school softball...
Pitcher Janessa Giugliano has been one of Liberty's top players. (Photo by Action Captures Media Group)
Three local high school softball teams who are league champions will have home games Thursday in the first round of the CIF playoffs.
In Division 5, defending CIF-SS champion Liberty will be at home for a 3:15 p.m. game against Palm Desert. The Bison are 18-6 overall and won the Mountain Pass League championship with a 9-1 record. In their last two games, they scored easy victories over West Valley (21-0) and Citrus Hill (19-0).
In another Division 5 game, Paloma Valley will be at home against San Jacinto. The Wildcats are 15-9, having wrapped up the Sunbelt League title on Friday (6-2 in league).
Santa Rosa Academy will be at home in a Division 6 game against the winner of the wild-card game between Calvary Chapel of Downey and Calvary Chapel of Santa Ana. The Rangers went undefeated at 10-0 in winning the South Valley League title and are 17-3 overall.
