With the high school baseball regular season winding down, many Chagrin Valley Conference divisions have clear-cut favorites to win the league title.
That isn’t the case in the CVC Chagrin Division where three teams are tied for first place and two others remain mathematically in play.
Orange, Perry, and Hawken sit at 5-2 in conference play while Beachwood is 3-4. West Geauga (2-5) and Chagrin Falls (1-6) have been mathematically eliminated from contention.
The Lions beat Hawken on Monday, 5-4, giving them a slight advantage over the Hawks with the season finale today in Gates Mills.
Orange closes out its conference slate next week with a home-and-away series with Perry.
The Pirates were in control of their own destiny until Monday’s 5-4 loss at Beachwood. Now, Perry has to win out and hope for some help to win the Chagrin Division title outright.
Hawken hosts Orange on Tuesday and, next week, the Hawks close out league play with a series against West Geauga.
The Hawks could be in the best possible situation considering Orange and Perry square off head-to-head next week, and both the Lions and Pirates have challenging remaining schedules.
Beachwood’s path to the conference title is narrow, but the Bison can help their chances by beating Perry on its home field on Monday and sweeping the season series from Chagrin Falls next week. They’ll also need Orange, Perry, and Hawken to lose two of their remaining games.
Buckle up, next week is going to be interesting.
