Hillsdale advances in South City

Hugo Guzman had two hits and picked up the pitching victory as Hillsdale became the third PAL-Bay Division team in three days to knock off a WCAL opponent.

The 4-2 victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral in the opening round of the South San Francisco tournament followed Carlmont's 9-0 beatdown of Riordan and Burlingame's 1-0 walk-off win over the Irish on Saturday.

Guzman had two hits, including a triple, while Jacob Bonner had two hits and drove in a pair of runs.

Chasin Deninger had two hits and drove in both runs for the Irish, who lost their third straight game.

Hillsdale will play Thursday against xxxxx. A win will put them in Saturday's tourney championship game.

W: Guzman | L: Stallworth | 2 hits- Deninger (SHC), Guzman (H), Bonner (H). 2 RBI- Deninger (SHC), Bonner (H). 3B- Guzman (H). 2B- Nepomuceno (SHC), Schultz (H)

Saint Francis 3, Pleasant Grove 0

Brody Larocque was solid again on Tuesday – maybe better than solid considering the weather conditions in a game that was called with one out in the top of the fifth inning by rain.

The mound and home plate areas were covered in mud, which made getting any kind of footing more difficult. Saint Francis was scheduled to play St. Mary's of Stockton on Tuesday night, but that came was postponed and will be played at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

It didn't stop Larocque, who put together another strong outing as the top-ranked Lancers advanced to the winner's bracket of the Boras Family Classic in Sacramento. Larocque allowed just three hits in picking up the abbreviated win.

"Considering the conditions, he was very good," said Saint Francis coach Erik Wagle. "We worked quickly and attacked."

The Lancers, who won their 10th straight game on Tuesday, have now gone 59 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run.

Kyle McMillan had two hits, including a double while Tanner Wall drove in the only runs Larocque would need with a two-run single.

W: Larocque | L: Emmons | 2 hits- McMillan (SF). 2 RBI- Wall (SF). 2B- Sia Tulua (SF), McMillan (SF).

Granite Bay 6, Los Gatos 3

The Wildcats had their winning streak snapped at seven games in the opening round of the Boras Family Classic by managing just two hits against a Granite Bay squad that has found its way into the winner's bracket after winning two games on Tuesday.

Brady Simon had a double for Los Gatos.

W: Gallbaugh | L: Olcott | 3 hits- Schroeder (GB). 2 RBI- Schroeder (GB). 3B- Schroeder (GB). 2B- Jones (GB), Simon (LG).

St. Ignatius Prep 12, Liberty 4

The St. Ignatius offense came to life by pounding out 14 hits, including two each from AJ Wineinger, RJ Church, Chase Gordon and Archer Horn, who had a pair of triples and drove in two runs.

Jack Callen had three RBI, while DJ Delaney drove in two.

Chase Gordon worked into the fourth inning, allowing three runs, to earn the victory.

W: Gordon | L: Tiede | 2 hits- Wineinger (SI), Church (SI), Horn (S), Gordon (SI). 3 RBI- Callen (SI). 2 RBI- Delaney (SI), Horn (SI), Piera (L). HR- Pierce (L). 3B- Horn (SI) 2, Gordon (SI). 2B- Delaney (SI), Turman (L).

Los Gatos 6, Liberty 2

Junior second baseman Chase Frolich had three hits and drove in two runs for the Wildcats, who rebounded from a loss early in the day to win their 10th game of the season.

Blake Mordaunt had two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs.

That was more than enough offense for Los Gatos ace Ethan Williams, who struck out eight and allowed just two runs in six innings of work.

W: Williams | L: Gerecke | 3 hits- Frolich (LG). 2 hits- Mordaunt. 2 RBI- Mordaunt (LG), Frolich (LG). 3B- Mordaunt (LG). 2B- Turman (L).

Granite Bay 6, St. Ignatius Prep 5, 10 innings

Granite Bay broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the 10th inning by scoring three runs and then held off a St. Ignatius Prep rally that came up a run short.

The Wildcats will face Franklin on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in a loser's bracket game of the Boras Family Classic.

Archer Horn, Jack Callen and William Coleman had two hits each, while Callen capped off a big day in Sacramento by driving in a pair.

W: Griffin | L: Rhein | S: Jones | 3 hits- Schroder (GB). 2 hits- Horn (SI), Callen (SI), Coleman (SI). 2 RBI- Schroeder (GB), Miller (GB), Callen (SI). HR- Schroeder (GB). 2B- Horn (SI), Delaney (SI), Wineinger (SI), Jones (GB), Boese (GB), Miller (GB).

Woodside 4, Terra Nova 0

Carter Ball tossed his first complete-game shutout of the season, a four-hitter with six strikeouts, as Woodside posted a big PAL-Ocean Division victory over visiting Terra Nova.

The same two teams will meet in Pacifica on Thursday.

Ball outdueled Terra Nova ace Jesse Martinez by putting forth his best performance of the season when the Wildcats most needed it.

Cruz Torres and Colby Fernandez paced Woodside's seven-hit attack with two hits each.

Terra Nova continues to be without junior shortstop Brody Finale, who could return from a back injury for Thursday's game.

W: Ball | L: Martinez | 2 hits- Torres (W), Fernandez (W). 2B- Torres (W).