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WHAT’S NEXT FOR WILLOW GLEN?

Willow Glen had an enormously successful year last season.

The Rams went 28-2, losing only to St. Francis in the Central Coast Section Open Division championship game and Del Oro in the CIF NorCal tournament. 

St. Francis, which was the top team in the Bay Area News Group rankings last season, got all it could handle from Willow Glen in the title game before winning 9-6 in eight innings. 

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