Orange County Close-Up

Who’s Hot:

Lauren Pascoe, a Huntington Beach junior, is 30-5 in sets. Her only defeats came in two meetings with Fountain Valley’s Brooke Bartlett, and one each with Anaheim Esperanza’s H.R. Espiritu, and San Clemente’s Micaela Hein and Arina Polovnikova.Player to Watch: Claire Rietsch, a sophomore at Laguna Beach, is 33-3 in sets. Her only losses are to Fullerton Troy’s Cosmina Ciobanu, Palm Desert’s Brittany Blalock and Corona del Mar’s Brittany Holland.Matches of the Week:

Orange El Modena at Villa Park, Thursday, 3 p.m. Villa Park (14-2, 9-0), led by Lindsey Nelson, will try to win its 10th Century League title in a row against Paige Suica and the Vanguards, who were second last season.

Fullerton Troy at Fullerton Sunny Hills, Tuesday, 2 p.m. Troy (15-3, 9-0), with the unbeaten Ciobanu, tries to wrap up its eighth consecutive Freeway League title against the Lancers, led by Michelle Esquivel. Troy has won 80 league matches in a row, starting with the last match of 1995.