The West Ranch baseball team beat the Spartans, 8-3, in the first round of the Valley Invitational Baseball League playoffs.
The top-seeded Wildcats move on to play Agoura in the second round on Friday.
In other games, Hart upset Loyola, 3-2, and will play fourth-seeded Harvard-Westlake in the second round. Harvard-Westlake beat Golden Valley, 8-2, in the first round.