James leads Tigers past San Mateo

Terra Nova bounced back from a 3-2 loss in its PAL-Ocean Division opener, thanks to Aiden James, who threw six strong innings and led a nine-hit Tigers offensive attack in an 8-1 win in Pacifica.

James allowed just a run on three hits against a solid San Mateo lineup. He also had two doubles and drove in three runs as Terra Nova salvaged the series split.

"Aiden got ahead in the count many times and that allowed him to utilize his strengths on the mound," said Terra Nova coach Jared Milch. "He's good at throwing all three pitches for strikes and keeping hitters off balance."

James limited traffic on the basepaths but was also good at keeping the Bearcats off balance when they got on base.

"He did a great job of holding runners and mixing up his timing against a team that runs the bases well," Milch said.

Things don't get any easier for the Tigers, who on Friday will host fifth-ranked Sequoia in the first night game on Terra Nova's newly renovated diamond.

Catcher Joey Donati drove in two runs, while Jesse Martinez had two hits for Terra Nova.

San Mateo's lone bright spot came on a double by Christian Louie, the on the mound and at the plate in Tuesday's win over the Tigers.

W: James | L: Olivas | 2 hits- Martinez (TN), James (TN). 3 RBI- James (TN). 2 RBI- Donati (TN). 2B- Louie (SM), James (TN) 2, Wilson (TN).

Half Moon Bay 11, Mills 3

The Cougars completed the series sweep of Mills by pounding out 13 hits and getting a second straight solid start from Maverick Johnson, who went the distance and struck out five.

Clark Colucci had three hits, including a double, and drove in three runs, while Riley Jackson, Lane Giannini, Paxton Holden and Alex Ryan had two hits each. One of Jackson's hits was a triple.

George Campos had a double for the Vikings, who fell to 3-5.

W: Johnson | L: Janke | 3 hits- Colucci (HMB). 2 hits- Jackson (HMB), Ryan (HMB), L.Giannini (HMB), Holden (HMB). 3 RBI- Colucci (HMB). 3B- Jackson (HMB). 2B- Colucci (HMB), Campos (M).

Sacred Heart Prep 6, South San Francisco 5

Junior Kyle Sweeney struck out seven over four innings of work as South City dropped its third straight game.

Sweeney, the Notre Dame commit, departed with the game in hand. The Warriors got to Nico Pollioni in the final two innings and had the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, but their rally came up a run short.

Jaden Tejada had two hits for South San Francisco, while Emillio Oseguera had blasted his fourth triple of the season. However, the big damage was done by catcher Yordonis Medina-Pineda, who had two hits, and drove in a pair.

Shortstop Thomas Barton had his second two-hit game of the week as Sacred Heart Prep moved into a tie for first place with Half Moon Bay in the Ocean Division.

The Gators will play Menlo-Atherton on Saturday at 5:30 at Stanford's Sunkin Diamond before returning to league play on Tuesday against Mills.

W: Sweeney | L: Nabuns | S: Pollioni | 2 hits- Barton (SHP), Tejada (SSF), Medina-Pineda (SSF). 2 RBI- Medina-Pineda (SSF). 3B- Oseguera (SSF).

Woodside 4, Aragon 3, 9 innings

It took nine innings, but the Wildcats came away with a hard-fought road victory.

Woodside collected nine hits to split the series with Aragon. Charles Dalrymple and Henry Schwab had two hits each for the Wildcats.

The Dons, who are proving to be no pushovers in the very competitive Ocean Division, got two hits each from Xavier Ruiz and Sean Tam.

W: Comfort | L: Thornton | 2 hits- Ruiz (A), Dalryple (W), Schwab (W), Tam (A). 2B- Mayte (A), Mazzola (A), Arias-Torres (W).