The Preps : Mater Dei Remains Atop Baseball Poll

Mater Dei High School continues to reign as the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. high school baseball poll.

La Quinta (15-3-1) moves from sixth place to second, and last week’s second-place team, Mission Viejo, drops to ninth after losing consecutive games to Capistrano Valley.

In the featured game of the week, fifth-ranked Kennedy will play host to La Quinta at 3:15 p.m. Friday in Garden Grove League play.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League): Record

1. Mater Dei (Angelus): 14-3

2. La Quinta (Garden Grove): 15-3-1

3. Laguna Hills (Pacific Coast): 14-4

4. Fountain Valley (Sunset): 11-4

5. Kennedy (Garden Grove): 14-4

6. El Dorado (Empire): 12-6

7. El Toro (South Coast): 13-5

8. Capistrano Valley (South Coast): 12-5

9. Mission Viejo (South Coast): 11-5

10. Ocean View (Sunset): 12-5

Others Receiving Votes: Katella (10-7), Troy (11-4), Tustin (11-6), Westminster (11-5-1), Los Alamitos (10-8) and Foothill (11-6).