Gilroy put up a good fight, but softball powerhouse St. Francis proved to be too much down the stretch as the Lancers beat the Mustangs 10-3 in eight innings on Tuesday.

The game was tied at three after seven innings as Gilroy’s defense held up against St. Francis’ high-powered offense.

That all changed in the Lancers’ half of the eighth.

A two-run single by Jaime Oakland started St. Francis’ rally. Sophomore Peyton Tsao tripled to score two more and a two-run homer by Ava Bulanti gave St. Francis a six-run advantage.

Tsao led St. Francis, the No. 1 team in the Bay Area News Group’s rankings, going 3 for 5 and knocking in three runs.

St. Francis improved to 18-2. Gilroy dropped to 12-5.

No. 2 Willow Glen 11, Sobrato 8: Willow Glen was in control much of the way as the Rams remained undefeated in Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division play.

Willow Glen scored all 11 runs before the fifth inning. Sobrato rallied late to tighten the score.

Cal commit Alanna Clincy was 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs for Willow Glen. Junior Lea Crawford had three hits, knocked in three runs and had a double.

No. 6 Liberty 17, Deer Valley 1: Liberty scored 12 runs in the first inning and didn’t look back, cruising to a five-inning rout.

Sophomore Jewel Cooper had three hits, including a double and home run, and four RBIs for Liberty. Kaitlyn Macias and Hailey Graham combined to pitch a one-hitter and strike out eight.

No. 8 Capuchino 11, Woodside 1: Capuchino dominated in a game called after five innings because of the 10-run rule.

Freshman Star Gutierrez had a three-run homer and stole a base to lead Capuchino. Lola Sierra struck out six and gave a run and five hits.

Granada 6, No. 17 California 4: The Matadors notched their third win in four games as they defeated California at home.

Ella Vonbergen and Madison Trindade each knocked in two runs for the Matadors. Freshman Kallie Brannon had a two-run homer.

Granada (10-7, 5-3) moved into fourth place in the East Bay Athletic League standings. California (11-6, 6-2) remains in first.

No. 12 Livermore 9, Carondelet 8: Livermore rallied to win an EBAL thriller over Carondelet in 10 innings.

Sofia Traverso hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Maggie Pyke for the walk-off win.

Gianna Willes led Livermore as she went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Carondelet sophomore Reese Albano had a big game, going 4 for 5 with two RBIs.

The Cowboys improved to 13-6, 5-3. Carondelet is 8-11, 6-2.

No. 20 Hillsdale 6, Aragon 0: Hillsdale blanked Aragon in a Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division game behind a superb pitching performance from sophomore Lola Jones.

Jones struck out 10 and gave up just three hits to lead Hillsdale. Jones also knocked in two runs on a single in the fifth inning.

Hillsdale is 12-6-1, 4-3. Aragon is 7-12, 3-4.

Baseball

No. 16 Alhambra 6, No. 14 Acalanes 2 : Alhambra notched another key Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division win, defeating Acalanes at home.

Ali Cepeda Jr. and Morgan Tran each knocked in a run for Alhambra while junior Shane Cowperthwaite led the Bulldogs with two hits.

Senior pitcher Keegan Murdock pitched a complete game and allowed two runs to capture his first win of the season.

Isaac Copen led Acalanes with two hits and an RBI.

The win keeps Alhambra (12-4, 2-1) in a four-way tie for first place in the league with Clayton Valley, Benicia and College Park.

Acalanes dropped to 10-5-1, 1-2.

No. 12 Benicia 5, Campolindo 3: The Panthers edged Campolindo on the road in eight innings to win the first of a two-game series this week.

Campolindo jumped to a three-run lead in the first inning, capped by a two-run double from Luke McLeod.

After scoring two runs in the third, Benicia tied the game in the top of the seventh on Jake Todd’s sacrifice fly to right field that scored Beckett Miyamoto.

In Benicia’s half of the eighth, Colton Richardson knocked in Nash Rubins to make the score 4-3. Benicia (12-4, 2-1) will host Campolindo (10-7, 0-3) today.

No. 9 Pittsburg 1, No. 11 Heritage 0: Pittsburg snapped a four-game losing streak to Heritage dating to 2023.

The Pirates scored the only run in the first inning as Devin Simonton took home from third base on a 6-4-3 double play.

Pittsburg’s Diego Deluna allowed two hits and struck out six in six innings.

The win keeps Pittsburg (15-2, 2-1) in a three-way tie for second place in the Bay Valley Athletic League standings. Pittsburg and Heritage (13-4, 2-1) will finish the two-game series in Brentwood today.

No. 15 Clayton Valley 5, No. 20 College Park 4: Clayton Valley broke a 4-4 tie on Vince Della Santina’s RBI double in the seventh inning to edge College Park in a DAL Foothill Division game on the road.

Fabian Gomez, Mateo Perez, Jack Campbell, Walton and Santina each knocked in a run.

Silver Creek 9, Yerba Buena 3: Silver Creek continued its dominant season, beating Yerba Buena on the road in a Blossom Valley Athletic League West Valley matchup.

Junior Cayleb Duran led Silver Creek, going 3 for 4 with an RBI.

South San Francisco 14, Priory 0: South City (13-4, 7-1) blanked Priory (5-5, 3-4) at home and took sole possession of first place in the Peninsula Athletic League Lake Division.

Giovanni Bernal had a big game, going 3 for 3 with a double and home run and six RBIs. He also pitched five innings and allowed two hits while striking out five.

Lincoln-San Jose 4, Prospect 2: Lincoln extended its winning streak to nine with a tight BVAL Santa Teresa Division win over Prospect on the road. The Lions broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning, scoring three runs.

Graeson Wagner and Lorenzo Collazo each had two hits and an RBI in the win.

Lincoln (16-4, 9-2) is in third place of the BVAL Santa Teresa Division. Prospect is 10-6, 7-3.

Sobrato 3, Live Oak 2: Sobrato (14-2, 11-0) beat Live Oak (7-11, 7-4) on a sacrifice fly by Vince Pomo to remain undefeated in BVAL Santa Teresa Division play.

Live Oak jumped to a two-run lead after the first inning, but Sobrato responded with a two-run rally of its own in the third inning.