The wild-card way is how the Edison High girls' water polo team has begun its postseason drive.
The Chargers opened CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoff action by playing a wild-card game Tuesday, and their thorough performance Tuesday at the Costa Mesa High pool has them moving on in the postseason.
Edison cruised to a 12-2 victory over El Dorado. The ninth-ranked Chargers shut out the Golden Hawks (Century League No. 4) in the first quarter and the entirety of the second half. They led, 6-0, after one quarter and 9-2 at halftime.
Delaney Cleveland of the Chargers led the scoring with four goals. Natalie May and Julie Harrison both scored twice, Lyndsie Williams and Sabrina Jensen (four assists) both scored once, and freshman Chloe Kunst scored twice to go with a pair of assists and three steals.
Josette Santos and Sierra Page had eight and seven saves, respectively for Edison, the third-place team from the Sunset League which improved to 17-12.