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Serra remains atop the heap in the PeninsulaPrepBaseball.com poll, but Valley Christian is poised to make a run in the second half of the season.

The Scots are hopeful that Saturday's victory over Bellarmine Prep -- and the fact that they are getting healthy again -- will serve as a springboard to the rest of the season.

Take advantage of the last big slate of Saturday contests -- and the nice weather -- and go out to see a ball game.

Nate Plata, who was called out for missing home plate on Wednesday, made sure he touched it on Friday when he scored the winning run for The King's Academy in walk-off fashion.

A Tip of the Hat -- an homage to the late Merv Harris, the San Francisco Examiner writing legend -- to the top hitting performances of the week.

Games Friday Hillsdale 6 Burlingame 3 Sacred Heart Prep 5 Capuchino 0 Menlo-Atherton 7 Pioneer 3 The King’s Academy 6 Sequoia 5 Serra 14 Mitty 3 Valley Christian 7 Riordan 1 Bellarmine 2 Saint Ignatius 0 Saint Francis 9 Sacred Heart Cath. 0 Soquel 7 Leigh 6

A Tip of the Hat -- an homage to the late Merv Harris, the San Francisco Examiner writing legend -- to the top pitching performances of the week.

Terra Nova won an out-of-league game on Thursday while Menlo School won its fifth straight game heading into Tuesday's series opener with the Tigers.