High school roundup: Top-ranked St. Francis too much for No. 2 Mitty in softball

byDuc Manh •April 07, 2022

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Softball

St. Francis definitely didn’t catch a scheduling break after returning house from a third-place end on the prestigious Michelle Carew Traditional over the weekend in Orange County.

Within the opposing dugout on Wednesday was Archbishop Mitty, the Lancers’ West Catholic Athletic League rival and closest pursuer within the newest Bay Space Information Group rankings.

St. Francis entered play No. 1, Mitty No. 2.

The rankings gained’t change based mostly on this recreation as St. Francis took command with 4 runs within the third and held on for a 5-2 victory.

Carly Cummings had two hits and knocked in a run and Chloe Cummings had a run-scoring sacrifice fly to steer the Lancers (10-1, 1-0) to their sixth consecutive win over Mitty relationship to final April.

Taryn Kern had three hits and scored a run and Corri Hicks hit a two-run homer for Mitty, which fell to 13-1, 1-1.

Archbishop Mitty’s Corri Hicks (18) begins to rejoice with teammates after her two-run house run towards St. Francis on Wednesday. (Ray Chavez/Bay Space Information Group)

Each groups will play within the Livermore Stampede, one other prestigious match that begins as we speak and runs by means of Saturday.

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No. 8 Branham 5, Leigh 4

Branham scored three runs within the backside of the seventh to keep away from being upset by rival Leigh in a Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division recreation.

Brianna Buchmann had three hits and an RBI and Sam Vasquez and Amber Millet every had two hits and an RBI for Leigh (4-11, 0-3).

Branham is 13-3, 2-1.

No. 11 Los Gatos 3, Milpitas 0

Los Gatos, taking part in on the highway, scored single runs within the first, third and sixth innings to show again Milpitas in a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division recreation.

Kaylee Vai and Shyanne Rodriguez accounted for Milpitas’ solely two hits because the Trojans fell to 11-6-1, 3-1.

Los Gatos improved to 14-2, 6-0.

No. 15 Santa Teresa 13, Reside Oak 0

Haley Saole hit a three-run homer and Gianna Martinico had two hits and knocked in three runs to energy Santa Teresa previous Reside Oak in a BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division recreation known as after 5 innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Mariah Avalos allowed two hits in 4 innings and Evangelina Chavarria pitched one inning for Santa Teresa, which ran its report to 10-3, 3-0.

Reside Oak is 7-5, 1-1.

Baseball

No. 4 De La Salle 8, No. 6 California 5

De La Salle constructed a four-run lead within the first inning and answered with 4 extra runs after California tied the rating within the fifth to win at house in an East Bay Athletic League recreation.

Connor Harrison homered, doubled and drove in 5 runs and Cade Cushing doubled and had two RBIs to steer De La Salle (10-2, 5-1).

Aidan Camberg and Nic Bronzini had two RBIs apiece for California (12-3, 2-2), which has dropped consecutive EBAL video games. The Grizzlies misplaced to Foothill 2-1 on Friday.

Los Altos 10, No. 14 Homestead 0

Homestead’s look on this week’s Bay Space Information Group rankings didn’t go so effectively on the sphere as Los Altos, taking part in at house, held the Mustangs to 1 hit on its approach to a SCVAL De Anza Division victory.

Los Altos (6-11, 3-4) scored 5 within the first, one within the fourth and 4 within the sixth.

Homestead dropped to 10-6, 3-4.

Burlingame 4, No. 17 Aragon 2

Charlie Happ had two hits and two RBIs and Lou Martineau had two hits with one RBI to steer Burlingame to a win at house over Aragon in Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division play.

Burlingame improved to 8-4, 3-0. Aragon is 9-3, 3-2.

No. 19 Carlmont 7, Menlo-Atherton 5

Tripp Garrish went 4 for 4 with a house run and a double, plus three RBIs, to energy Carlmont to a win on the highway over Menlo-Atherton in a PAL Bay Division recreation.

The Scots (10-4-1, 2-1) scored 4 within the fifth to open a 7-2 lead.

Joe Meyer and Ethan Bergan every knocked in two runs for M-A, which scored a run within the sixth and two within the seventh however couldn’t full the comeback.

M-A dropped to 6-9, 2-1.