Top honors in the league this week go to
Taylorsville, which finished with three wins overall, good for best in the league. The Tartars beat
South Jones 10-5 and
North Forrest 13-0.
2A Region 8's top pitcher this week was
Richton's
Dylon Stringer. Over the past week, he had one win and eight Ks.
The Rebels boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks.
Lumberton had trouble finding a groove at the plate as a team this week, racking up a league-leading 46 strikeouts. The Panthers have struggled at the plate this season, leading the league with 46 strikeouts.
The week's strikeout crown belonged to Stringer, who turned in eight Ks for Richton. With 15 strikeouts this year so far, he ranks first in the league.
The Rebels'
Blaine Walley was locked in this week, and led the league with a .667 average (2-for-3) over that span. He's batting .348 on the year, which puts him at seventh in the league. Walley has accumulated eight base knocks this year so far.
Stringer struck out eight in Richton's 11-1 win over Lumberton on March 5. Over his five innings pitched he allowed one run on one hit.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
