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Monrovia’s Aaron Murphree got his 10th win of the season giving up eight hits and recording eight strikeouts in six and 2/3 innings to lead the Wildcats to a 1-0 win over Temple City on Thursday afternoon at Temple City High. Chris Calver got the save and the Wildcats (18-3, 11-1) almost certainly secured their fifth straight Rio Hondo League title. Leadoff batter Nick Bueno singled in the first and scored two batters later on a Robert Nakamura ground out up the middle. Calvin Copping went the distance for Temple City (14-8-1, 10-3). The sophomore also struck out eight batters and allowed six hits. The Rams couldn’t capitalize with two on and two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Temple City left 10 runners stranded.