Baseball: Harvard-Westlake, Chaminade trying to win out

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There’s a tie for first place in the Mission League between North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake (19-7, 8-2) and West Hills Chaminade (16-6, 8-2) going into the final week of baseball action, and we’re going to see who can win out to grab a share of the title.

Harvard-Westlake hosts Encino Crespi on Tuesday and plays the Celts on Thursday at Valley College. Chaminade hosts Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on Tuesday and plays at Notre Dame on Thursday.

In the preseason, Chaminade and Alemany were heavy favorites to win the title, but a young Harvard-Westlake team has pulled off the big surprise, getting enough pitching to be so close to a league championship.

This will be a week of playoff-like pressure.

-- Eric Sondheimer