RANCHO CUCAMONGA — On the surface, this was a playoff mismatch between the top-seeded team in Division 2 and the team that finished third in the top-seeded team’s league.

Chino Hills’ Jack Walker (6) is defended by Etiwanda’s Brandon Hansen (3) in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 second-round boys water polo match in Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Yet the actual difference between Chino Hills and Etiwanda was much closer: a single game that was decided by a goal.

The rematch wasn’t as close.

Host Etiwanda never trailed, holding top-seeded Chino Hills scoreless in the fourth quarter in a 12-7 victory Tuesday in a CIF Southern Section Division 2 second-round match

Etiwanda (20-6) advances to host Los Alamitos in the quar

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