Baseball: West Torrance ends Palos Verdes’ win streak

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There are great games, then there are classics. Today’s was a mega-classic.

For nine innings, West Torrance and host Palos Verdes each painted a masterpiece -- yielding a combined no runs -- then, in the 10th, the Warriors’ Aaron DeGuire launched a double off the center-field wall, scoring Mason Morioko for the lone run of Wednesday’s game.

The Warriors and the Sea Kings are now tied for first place in the Bay League and will play each other again on Friday at West Torrance.

Marc Oslund upped his record to 7-0 in throwing a 129-pitch complete game.

Perhaps the biggest news, however, is that the streak is dead. Palos Verdes’ incredible win streak was snuffed out -- it had reached 20 games.

‘Playing a team who has won 20 in row, you don’t wish for that,’ said West Torrance Coach Juan Cueva. ‘And it ended up being a dog fight.’

A classic dog fight. A mega-classic dog fight.

-- Anthony Stitt