TWO LOCAL girls’ basketball teams are in playoff action today (Shutterstock).

UPDATE: The Orangewood Academy girls’ basketball team continues to find the going tough in the Open Division of the CIF-SS playoffs.

In their second game in Pool A Wednesday night, the Spartans lost 61-56 to West High of Torrance. Leading scorers for Orangewood were Aixchel Hernandez with 24 points, Hannah Stines with 21 and Keyla Romo with 11.

Now 0-2 in pool play, the Spartans will close out their season on Monday, June 7 against Centennial High of Corona. The winner of Pools A and B will meet for the title on Friday, June 11.

The 4AA quarterfinal game between Santiago and Immaculate Heart has been rescheduled to Thursday at the Cavalier gym.

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Two local high school girls’ basketball teams are playing tonight in efforts to advance in the CIF-SS playoffs.

Orangewood Academy of Garden Grove is hosting West Torrance in Pool A play in Open Division. The Spartans are 12-6 overall after losing their first pool game to Windward 63-49.

Santiago, champs of the Garden Grove League (17-2 overall), will host Immaculate Heart (11-4) a Division 4AA quarterfinal game. The winner of that contest will advance to the semifinals on Saturday against the winner of the Mary Star of the Sea/Calabasas games.

On Tuesday, only one local boys’ basketball team survived in quarterfinal action. In Division 3A action, Marina (14-7) defeated St. Paul 60-59. The Vikings advance to the semifinals Friday against Shalhevet (20-2) of Los Angeles.

In 4AA play, Orangewood Academy lost 49-46 to Elsinore to finish the season at 14-13 and in D-5A, Western lost 76-29 to AGBU of Canoga Park to complete a 13-4 campaign. The acronym is for Armenian General Benevolent Union.

We will post results of tonight’s games as they become available.