A Tip of the Hat to the pitchers who had strong showings in their season debuts. 💪Chase Gordon, St. Ignatius Prep: 4 IP, 5 Ks, 0 R, W, vs. Granada, the state's No. 3-ranked team.🎯Archer Horn, St. Ignatius Prep: 2 IP, 6 batters faced, 5 Ks, 26

There was some shuffling atop the weekly rankings, including the number of teams making the list, but the top spot didn't change. It's still Valley Christian.

Games Monday Terra Nova at Capuchino, 6:30 p.m. Christopher vs. Mitty at MacDonald High, Santa Clara, Wilcox tourney, 7:15 p.m. Half Moon Bay at Cupertino, 3:30 p.m. Design Tech at Menlo School, 3:30 p.m. Lincoln (SF) at Woodside, 3:30 p.m.

The discerning Peninsula baseball fan doesn't have time to watch mediocre matchups. Here are some of the best games on the slate this week.

Serra used strong pitching, aggressive base running and timely hitting to win the inaugural Battle for Atherton with a 6-1 victory over Los Gatos on Saturday.

Sacred Heart Cathedral might be one of the early-season surprises after beating a highly regarded Redwood team that played St. Ignatius Prep to a 5-5 tie a day earlier. The 6-1 victory over the Giants came courtesy of a kid who – at least on paper and until the online correction

Saturday March 1 San Ramon Valley 11, Mitty 3 Sacred Heart Cathedral 6, Redwood 1 Lincoln 6, Aragon 3 Riordan 10, El Camino 6 San Mateo 14, Washinton 0 Soquel 9, Woodside 3 Valley Christian 8, Buchanan 0 Lowell 9, South San Francisco 1 Junipero Serra 6, Los Gatos 1,

The King's Academy pieced together six pitchers on Saturday, but couldn't hold off the Santa Clara Bruins, who rallied for three runs in the seventh inning to win, 8-6