Huntington Beach and Villa Park meet again in CIF-SS baseball playoffs

Villa Park beat Huntington Beach in a dramatic game in the CIF Southern Section baseball playoffs last year. The Spartans had no runs and one hit through six innings. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Villa Park’s Nathaniel Pone hit a fly ball over the head of Huntington Beach’s left fielder to drive in the winning run for a 2-1 victory. The teams meet again Tuesday. Same round, same place, same division. Huntington Beach (21-8) plays at Villa Park(18-11) in a Division 1 second-round game at Villa Park High. Pone graduated last spring, and so did...