SANTA CLARA — Something had to give.

Two incredibly hot teams met Saturday with the CIF Northern California Division IV title on the line.

Central Coast Section Division V champion Menlo School had won 20 of its last 21. CCS Division IV champion Santa Clara had won 20 in a row.

It came down to a one-run affair. The visitors from Atherton broke up a scoreless battle with two runs in the fourth and made them stand up in a 2-1 victory.

Not without some heart palpitations.

Santa Clara had pulled off multiple astonishing comebacks throughout the season. And when the Bruins, down a run, put two runners on after two were out in the bottom of the seventh, the possibility was right there that they might do it again.

Connor Houle, who had two hits in his first three at-bats, hit a grounder tha

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