La Mirada~The Matadores won their 12th straight and 19 of 20 by holding on for a 5-3 win over visiting Rancho Cucamonga in Friday's first-round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs.

La Mirada improved to 22-8 and will travel to face Rialto (17-10) at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday in a second round game.  The Knights knocked off highly-regarded Alemany, 2-0, for their eighth straight win.

Full game stories won't be posted until the playoffs are over.