Loara Remains in First Place in Orange County Baseball Poll

Loara High School, which defeated Downey, 4-1, Friday in its only game last week, remains atop the Orange County Sportswriters Assn. baseball poll. The Saxons’ Loara tournament championship game against second-ranked El Dorado was rained out Saturday night.

The poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Loara (Empire) 6-1

2. El Dorado (Empire) 7-1

3. Santa Ana (Century) 5-0

4. (tie) Edison (Sunset) 6-3

Ocean View (Sunset) 3-1-1

6. Mission Viejo (South Coast) 5-2

7. Esperanza (Empire) 6-1

8. Western (Orange) 4-2

9. Westminster (Sunset) 5-1

10. Mater Dei (Angelus) 3-2

Others receiving votes: Sonora, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Fountain Valley, Fullerton.