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Photo Gallery: Spartans Clinch Metro South Bay Championship Over Mar Vista
The Chula Vista win means the end to a streak of championships by Mar Vista softball.
The Chula Vista High School Spartans (14-3 overall, 8-1 league) took the Metro South Bay League Championship with a 5-2 victory over the Mar Vista Mariners (11-10 overall, 7-3 league) Friday.
The win means the Mariners will not win a fourth straight league championship.
Before a very boisterous home crowd the Spartans played small ball and used intelligent base running to break a 1-1 tie and build a 5-1 early lead.
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The Spartans also beat the Mariners earlier this week 6-2 in a game at Mar Vista.
Both teams have two league games left before the end of the season.
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Playoff brackets will be set by CIF San Diego May 11.