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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.

St. Ignatius advances in the winner's bracket of the Boras Baseball Classic in Sacramento, while Serra gets stymied by a Rocklin lefty and Arkansas commit.

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.

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 pitching performances of the week.

The top batting averages on the Peninsula.

Serra retained its No. 1 ranking after beating St. Ignatius Prep on Saturday, but the Wildcats leapfrogged Saint Francis to jump to No. 2.

It was a day of upsets in the WCAL. Serra and Saint Francis both lost, while St. Ignatius Prep took care of business and now looks to a Saturday game with the host Padres.