Chatsworth and El Camino Real, the teams many expect will meet for the Los Angeles City Section championship this month at Dodger Stadium, square off Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Woodland Hills with the West Valley League title at stake.

 

The Chancellors play host to Birmingham on Thursday at 3 p.m. in the last regular-season game.

 

Regardless of the outcome Tuesday, Chatsworth and El Camino Real figure to be among the top-seeded teams for the City Section playoffs, which begin May 17 and conclude May 27. The playoff seedings will be determined Saturday.

 

Chancellors (25-2 overall, 12-1 in WVL play): They are coming off a shutout of Taft, the team's 11th, one shy of the school season record, set in 2003.

 

El Camino Real (23-4, 12-1): The Conquistadores are coming off a victory at Granada Hills.

 

Series with El Camino Real: The teams split two games this season, with the Conquistadores winning, 4-1, at El Camino Real on April 18 and the Chancellors winning, 9-5, in eight innings on a walk-off grand slam by junior third baseman Matt Dominguez (No. 3 in photo) on April 20... The Chancellors are 55-29 against El Camino Real from 1980 to the present.

 

Birmingham (11-13, 5-8): The Patriots pulled into a tie with Cleveland for third place after defeating the Cavaliers on Friday in eight innings. Chatsworth defeated the Patriots, 10-0 and 6-0, on April 24 and 27.

 

WVL results: (Tuesday, May 2) at Chatsworth 6, Cleveland 3; El Camino Real 15, at Birmingham 0; Granada Hills 6, at Taft 0; (Thursday, May 4) Chatsworth 4, at Granada Hills 0; at Birmingham 7, Taft 3; at El Camino Real 11, Cleveland 3; (Friday, May 5) at Chatsworth 17, Taft 0 (5 innings); El Camino Real 7, at Granada Hills 1; Birmingham 6, at Cleveland 3 (8 innings).

 

WVL standings: Chatsworth 12-1, El Camino Real 12-1, Birmingham 5-8, Cleveland 5-8, Granada Hills 4-9, Taft 1-12.

 

This week's schedule: (Tuesday) Chatsworth at El Camino Real; Birmingham at Granada Hills, Cleveland at Taft; (Thursday) Birmingham at Chatsworth; El Camino Real at Taft; Granada Hills at Cleveland; All games at 3 p.m.

 

JV: The Chancellor JV team plays host to El Camino Real on Tuesday and plays at Birmingham on Thursday. Both games are at 3 p.m.

 

Frosh/Soph: The Chancellor frosh/soph team dropped two games at El Camino Real on Saturday, their first two games this season.

 

In a 9-8 loss in six innings in the first game, Jerry Lobert had two doubles and drove in two runs and Freddie Ramirez had two hits, including a double. Shawn Meusborn, Michael Renner and Trevor Takeyama each had two hits.

 

In a 4-0 loss in the second game, Andrew Klausmeier had a double.