SANTA CLARA — Willow Glen found itself behind the eight-ball early in Friday’s CCS Division III championship game against Carmel.

In the third inning, the Rams committed back-to-back errors and found themselves down two runs after a pair of Padres sacrifice flies. Willow Glen responded with a run in the fourth and tied the game in the top of the fifth.

But the Rams couldn’t break through to take the lead, and that cost them the championship. Carmel walked off a 3-2 win in the bottom of the eighth, securing the Division III title with a walk and two singles.

No. 3 seed Willow’s Glen path to the championship game included a 9-2 win over No. 6 King’s Academy and a 10-8 win over No. 7 Los Altos. The Rams finish their season with a record of 23-7.

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