Streak grows to 11 for Tigers

Terra Nova won its 11th straight game – a 10-3 team over a San Jose school called More – on Thursday, but the victory was less about extending the streak and more about staying sharp during a week away from PAL Ocean Division play.

Playing against a small school gave Jared Milch the opportunity to experiment with the pitching, while making sure to clear his bench.

The Tigers (11-2-1) had a 6-0 lead after two innings and cruised to the victory in a game played at Mission College.

Junior Joey Donati, ordinarily behind the plate, pitched the first two innings to pick up the win. Giovanni DeFilippis, Wes McDougal, Joe Nakamura, Austin Snead and Evan Wilson followed with an inning each.

Terra Nova scored four runs in the first. McDougal led off the game with a single. Luke Orlenas followed with a base hit and Donati doubled in Mc Dougal. A Brody Finale infield grounder brought in Ornelas and made it 2-0.

JT Snead drove in the third run when his infield grounder was booted, and Isaac Roman's ground out plated the fourth run.

The Tigers return to Ocean Division play on Tuesday when they begin a series with Menlo School that is suddenly shaping up as a big week for both teams. Menlo, which completed a sweep of El Camino on Thursday, is in second place, a game-behind Terra Nova.

W: Donati. L: Selway. 2 hits- Mcdougal (TN), Ornelas (TN), Finale (TN), Wilson (TN), Vogel (M) Cortese (M). 3 RBI- Finale (TN). 2 RBI- Wilson (TN), Selway (M). 3B- Wilson (TN), Ornelas (TN). 2B- Donati (TN).

Aragon 8, Mills 4

Dalton Kane threw six innings as Aragon avenged an early-week loss to the Vikings with a win of their own.

Kane struck out four, walked three and threw 100 pitches in his six innings of work.

Charlie Henderson led the Dons' 14-hit attack for a four-hit game. Keith Matye, Jordan Kiaaina and Kyle Crawford had two hits each.

Giovanni Angelini and Matt Juul had two hits each for the Vikings (4-8).

W: Kane. L: Janke. 4 hits- Henderson. 2 hits- Juul (M), Angelini (M), Matye (A), Crawford (A), Kiaaina (A). 2 RBI- Shanker (A). 2B- Shanker (A).

Menlo School 14, El Camino 2

The Knights won their fifth straight game and sport a winning record for the first time all season after making short work of the Colts.

Jack Flanagan, who tossed a nine-inning victory in his last start against Sacred Heart Prep, threw needed four innings and 47 pitches on Thursday to pick up the win. He struck two and didn't allow a walk, scatting five hits.

By the time he left the game, Menlo was well in command of completing the series sweep of El Camino.

Zach Roeder led a 16-hit attack with four hits. He also drove in two runs. Chuck Wynn had two hits and three RBI for Menlo (8-7).

Liam Widner, Ben Salama, Matthew Majayla and KC Chavinson had two hits each for the Knights, who also got triples from Wynn, Widner and Renner Barnett.

El Camino had three-hit game from Ryan Bollentini and Michael McCauley.

W: Flanagan. L: Bromaghim. 4 hits- Roeder (MS). 3 hits- Bollentini (EC), McCauley (EC), 2 hits- Wynn (MS), Widner (MS), Salama (MS) Majalya (MS), Chavinson (MS). 3 RBI- Wynn. 2 RBI- Widner (MS), Roeder (MS), Salama (MS), Chavinson (MS). 3B- Wynn (MS), Widner (MS), Barnett (MS).

San Mateo 7, Half Moon Bay 3

Christian Louie went six innings and struck out 11 hitters to become the first Peninsula Athletic League pitcher to notch five wins this season.

Louie (5-2) is now tied with Saint Francis senior Landon Kim for most win on the Peninsula this season.

The left-handed junior limited Half Moon Bay to just two hits, while picking up three himself at the plate. Louie also drove in three runs.

Jesus Olivas, Tyce Copus, Wilson Morales and Hayato Nishiyama had two hits each for the Bearcats (6-6). Olivas drove in two runs.

The Bearcats struck for three runs in the first inning. Nishiyama led off with a single and scored on a Louie double. The second run scored on an infield error and a third run crossed home when Morales was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

San Mateo would add three more in the third inning.

W: Louie. L: Kung. 3 hits- Louie (SM). 2 hits- Nishiyama (SM), Olivas (SM), Copus (SM), Morales (SM). 2B- Louie (SM), Bleess (SM), Olivas (SM), Morales (SM). 3 RBI- Louie (SM). 2 RBI- Olivas (SM).