Here are Carlos Arias’ 21-25 teams in the O.C. power rankings:

(Quality victories are victories over top-25 teams or top non-county teams)

21. EL TORO (Sea View) 8-14

Streak: 2 L

Quality victories: Ayala (Chino Hills) 6-5; Cienega (Vail, Ariz.), 7-0; O’Connor (Glendale, Ariz.), 3-1; Aliso Niguel, 6-3; Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.), 3-2; Valencia (Valencia), 3-2; and Long Beach Wilson, 4-3.

Losses: Ayala (Chino Hills), 0-1; Santa Margarita, 1-2; Fairfield, 3-4; Centennial (Peoria, Ariz.), 0-1; Elkins (Missouri City, Tex.), 4-10; Canyon, 0-4; Hart (Newhall), 2-3; Norco, 0-1; Marina, 7-9; Northwood, 0-10; Vista Murrieta, 2-7; Valencia (Valencia), 0-1; Ayala (Chino Hills), 0-3; and Trabuco Hills, 1-5.

22. SONORA (Freeway) 11-9

Streak: 1 L

Quality victories: Thousand Oaks, 5-4; Carson, 5-3; California (Whittier), 4-2.

Losses: Los Alamitos, 0-3; Los Alamitos, 4-12; San Pedro, 3-4; Downey, 0-8; Canyon, 0-5; California (Whittier), 2-3; Corona, 2-4; Pacifica, 1-2; and Pacifica, 4-5.

23. NORTHWOOD (Sea View) 10-10

Streak: 2 W

Quality victories: Dana Hills, 3-1; and El Toro, 10-0.

Losses: Laguna Hills 0-8; Capistrano Valley, 4-5; Kaiser (Fontana), 0-1; Laguna Hills, 3-4; Dana Hills, 2-3; Aliso Niguel, 2-8; Loara, 3-7; Tesoro, 0-5; and Trabuco Hills, 2-3; Dana Hills, 0-10.

24. VALENCIA (Empire) 11-4

Streak: 3 W

Quality victories: California (Whittier), 4-3; and Pacifica, 6-3.

Losses: Warren (Downey), 3-6; Cypress, 4-5; La Habra, 15-3; and Sunny Hills, 7-4.

25. KENNEDY (Empire) 8-6

Streak: 1 W

Quality victories: Norwalk, 2-1.

Losses: West Torrance, 0-3; Warren (Downey), 0-5; Marina, 3-4; Cypress, 0-3; Loara, 0-3; and Gahr (Cerritos), 1-3.

*Records through April 19

Links to the complete O.C. power rankings (April 20):

• O.C. softball power rankings: Teams 1-5
• O.C. softball power rankings: Teams 6-10
• O.C. softball power rankings: Teams 11-15
• O.C. softball power rankings: Teams 16-20
• O.C. softball power rankings: Teams 21-25

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