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Mats See Ghost; Escape With Win
La Mirada~The Matadores survived--and that's putting it mildly--their fourth straight year of beating Cerritos by a run to inch one victory away from the Suburban League championship with Friday's 5-4 come-from-behind nailbiter.
La Mirada improved to 19-8 overall and 9-1 in league and almost delivered another gift from Artesia when the Pioneers took Bellflower (17-5, 8-2) to 10 innings before succumbing by the same score, 5-4. La Mirada and Bellflower will lock horns in a pair of Senior Day festivities next week to determine the league crown, the Buccaneers' surprising loss to Artesia on Wednesday giving the Matadores the leeway of a split to capture their 11th title in 12 years.
Cerritos and its ghost--perhaps taking refuge in the nearby empty lots of the Auto Square--almost gave some leeway to Mayfair, which was officially knocked out of the race when the Matadores scrambled back from a 3-0 deficit to the Dons.
After playing so well the past few weeks, with almost flawless execution, the Matadores were brought back to reality with a lot of Paranormal Activity courtesy of the Cerritos Ghost.
Monsoons Gone With the Wind
Lakewood~-Mayfair has left the building.
More specifically, the Monsoons--on a terribly windy day that befit the hosts' nickname--have all but left the race in the Suburban League. Perhaps they are still on the porch.
With La Mirada's heartstopping, 4-3 victory Friday over Mayfair, both the Matadores and Bellflower are 7-1 with the Monsoons falling to 5-3. Some unexpected help from huge underdogs next week is the only way Mayfair can possibly grab a share of the league title as La Mirada and Bellflower are set to close the regular season with a pair May 11 and 13.
In the meantime, La Mirada has one more non-league contest, a very challenging one Saturday morning that includes a long road trip to face a strong club from the deep Marmonte League in Moorpark to close out the Redondo Tournament.
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