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Brookside’s hopes of a Lorain County League title slipped away in its 10-0 loss to Black River, which holds a 10-1 record. In a losing result, the Raiders hung in with Brookside, 19-17 and Black River, 8-4. Columbia made its way into the Top of the Crop for the first time this season with a 12-3 win over Clearview, a watch list team and Firelands, 6-3. They’ve won six straight since the 13-3 loss to Amherst. The Panthers swept Fairview and defeated an 8-6 Normandy squad, 9-7. The Demons completed its sweep over North Olmsted. Elyria Catholic and Westlake remained tied for first place in the West Division race in the Great Lakes Conference. The Comets will rematch the Titans on April 24. Amherst had a grueling schedule against Division I powerhouses, such as Brecksville-Broadview Heights (6-2), Berea-Midpark (9-3) and North Ridgeville. Midview has had an up-and-down season, but the Middies still hold a win over Avon.

Avon will face Hoover, South Range and Holland Springfield, which defeated the Eagles in a regional final last year.

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Expect the home stretch of the regular season to be full of great matchups, including the Prebis Memorial Classic. Avon’s loss was to Midview (9-4), but the Eagles have yet to play Amherst, Berea-Midpark and North Ridgeville. This was a big week in the Southwestern Conference race, which went from a four-way tie between Amherst, North Ridgeville, Berea-Midpark and Avon, to the Eagles, Rangers and Titans as one-loss teams in the SWC. 5: (9) Avon 10-6 6: (5) Elyria Catholic 8-3 Crop comments: Keystone is undefeated, but North Ridgeville usurps the Wildcats after its 10-0 win over Amherst, which was the only team to hand the Rangers a loss.

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