PREP ROUNDUP:

No crooked numbers to be found in this game. In fact, the only numbers on the scoreboard were zeros until the Edison High softball team did something about it.

In a battle of Huntington Beach softball powerhouses, the Chargers topped Ocean View, 1-0, in a 10-inning nonleague game March 26 at Edison High.

The Chargers (8-3) scored in the bottom of the 10th. Stephanie Engle reached on an error, and pinch-runner Ally Hecht advanced to second on a fielder’s choice, to third on a single by Jessica Hernandez and scored on an infield single by Myranda Hoggatt.

Jessica Reichner improved to 5-0 for the Chargers. Brooke Hitchcock had a pair of hits for Ocean View, the defending CIF champion in Division IV and ranked No. 1 again in that division. The Seahawks are 10-5.

Edison followed up that win by falling to a tough Esperanza team, 6-5, in the Sunset League opener Tuesday.

The Chargers were ahead 5-0, but Esperanza stormed back for six runs in the bottom of the sixth. Freshman Casey Africano hit a three-run home run for Edison, and senior Jordan Malavar also homered.

“The Sunset League will definitely be one game at a time,â€� Edison Coach Kendra Rosales said. “There’s no easy games.â€�

?Marina moved up in the polls this week and is now ranked No. 8 in Division I.

The Vikings (10-2) won a nonleague game against El Toro, 9-7, Tuesday, scoring two runs in the top of the ninth for the victory.

Marina, led by freshman Sandy Simmons (.464) and junior Shannon Simmons (.423), has won five straight.

?The Huntington Beach softball team, meanwhile, edged San Clemente, 5-3, in a nonleague game Saturday night at Golden West College. The Oilers won it behind the pitching strength of junior Amanda Horowitz, who allowed one earned run in seven innings.

Oilers sophomore Vicki Galasso had three hits and scored twice, while Horowitz and junior Meghan White each had RBI singles in the fourth inning.

Junior Allison Dufault walked and scored an insurance run in the sixth on a wild pitch.

In earlier action, the Oilers topped Connelly, 9-1. Huntington Beach used solid pitching by Horowitz and Cory Schlinsog, as well as a three-run homer by Schlinsog to take control in the first inning.

Huntington Beach (4-5) plays at Trabuco Hills in its Sea View League opener today.

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SWIMMING

The Edison High girls’ swim team broke three records at the Millikan Southern Section Relays on Saturday night.

In the 6x50-yard freestyle relay, Kierstin Colesen, Alli Gillespie, Danielle Warde, Monique Wilson, Harley Owens and Nicole Boyce set the meet record in 2 minutes, 27.54 seconds. In the backstroke, Cindy Tran, Ellie Morrissey, Sarah Moss and Wilson broke the record in 1:44.42. And in the 4x100 free, Colesen, Morrissey, Owens and Tran finished in 3:28.92, which is an All-American time and almost broke the Chargers’ school record.

Edison finished third overall at the meet, behind Hart and University.

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BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Edison won its Sunset League-opening match over Esperanza on Tuesday, 27-25, 25-20, 25-21.

Junior opposite Torey Darin had a match-high 13 kills for the Chargers (7-6), who also received 35 assists, four kills and three blocks from junior setter Jeff Newell.

In other Sunset League action, Marina swept Fountain Valley, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18, in a league opener Tuesday. The Vikings are now 17-5 overall.