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Anchored by Brian Ransom's complete game, three-hit gem on the mound, the Christopher High baseball team took down Monte Vista Christian 3-1 in a key Monterey Bay League matchup Monday in Watsonville.

After pole vaulting to a personal-best 13-feet, 9-inches at last Thursday's dual meet against Salinas, senior Luis Magana had it mind to literally raise the bar. Magana set his sights on 14-feet – and he had two chances to do it during a busy weekend at the track for select members of the Gilroy High track and field team.

A hot start and solid finish proved the right formula in producing a 7-4 victory for the Christopher High lacrosse team over York on a warmer-than-usual Friday in Gilroy.

Despite committing five errors and allowing eight hits, the San Benito High baseball team beat Gilroy 9-4 Friday to with its sixth-straight Tri-County Athletic League game.

Luis Magana cleared a personal-best 13-feet, 9-inches in the pole vault during Gilroy High's Tri-County Athletic League dual meet at Salinas High on Thursday.

Leading into Wednesday's slate of games, the Christopher High baseball team had established a 6-0 Monterey Bay League mark, outscoring the league's lower-tier teams 62-11 in the process.

The meet location is different, but don't expect anything less than stellar performances at Friday's 34th annual Top 8 Invitational hosted by Los Gatos High School.

For the duration of the season, a must-win situation will present itself every time the Gilroy High baseball team takes the field. A rocky start to the year has presented the Mustangs with no other choice but to look up and leave nothing behind.