High school baseball rankings: Orange Lutheran climbs in MaxPreps Top 25 after winning SoCal showdown

Dropped out: No. 6 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.), No. 13 West Monroe (La.), No. 15 JSerra Catholic, No. 17 Prosper (Texas), No. 23 Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), No. 24 Servite (Anaheim, Calif.), No. 25 Basic (Henderson, Nev.)

Newcomers: No. 8 Central (Phenix City, Ala.), No. 15 Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.), No. 16 Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.), No. 17 Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas), No. 23 Harlem (Ga.), No. 24 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park, Fla.), No. 25 Bishop Verot (Fort Myers, Fla.)

Game of the Week: IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) def. Doral Academy (Doral, Fla.), 8-7. The Ascenders scored a run in the top of the seventh to hand Doral Academy its first loss of the season. Noah Franco singled, moved to second on a walk, went to third on a groundout and scored the winning run on a wild pitch.



Game to Watch: Take your pick of Farragut or Lewisburg games this week. The No. 11 Admirals take on No. 6 Lewisburg on Tuesday and then they play No. 1 Stoneman Douglas on Friday. The Patriots, meanwhile, will meet No. 2 Catholic-B.R. on Thursday.

Player of the Week: Brady Murrietta proved to be the difference in Orange Lutheran's 4-2 win over Corona. The sophomore went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The home run was the second in two games as he also went yard in a 6-3 win over Huntington Beach.

Streaks: Stoneman Douglas is three wins away from tying the Florida state record for consecutive wins after a win over Miller School of Albemarle (Charlottesville, Va.). MaxPreps Top 25 baseball rankings

1. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 1
Scores: Def. Miller School of Albemarle (Charlottesville, Va.), 8-2
Next: Thursday vs. South Walton, Friday vs. Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.)

2. Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge, La.)
Record: 13-0 | Last week: 3
Scores: Def. St. Charles Catholic (LaPlace), 10-1; def Live Oak (Waton), 4-1, 11-1, 13-4
Next: Tuesday vs. Terrebone (Houma), Thursday vs. Lewisburg (Olive Branch, Miss.)

3. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 5
Scores: Def. Corona, 4-2
Next: Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday vs. JSerra Catholic

4. Corona (Calif.)
Record: 3-1 | Last week: 2
Scores: Lost to Orange Lutheran (Orange), 4-2
Next: Tuesday vs. Norco



5. North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek, Fla.)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 9
Scores: Def. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.), 2-1
Next: Tuesday vs. Saint Andrew's (Boca Raton)

6. Lewisburg (Olive Branch, Miss.)
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 10
Scores: Def. Grenada, 7-3
Next: Tuesday vs. Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.)

7. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)
Record: 8-1-1 | Last week: 11
Scores: Def. Saint Francis (La Canada), 7-0, 6-0, 5-2
Next: Tuesday/Wednesday vs. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)

8. Central (Phenix City, Ala.)
Record: 12-1 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Tuscaloosa County, 4-3; def. Helena, 11-1; def. Mosley, 3-2
Next: Wednesday vs. Columbus (Ga.)

9. Bob Jones (Madison, Ala.)
Record: 13-3 | Last week: 7
Scores: def. Westminster Christian Academy (Huntsville), 11-0; def. Sparkman (Harvest), 7-1; def. Hazel Green, 9-8; lost to Thompson (Alabaster), 10-5; def. Christian Academy of Knoxville, 12-4
Next: Tuesday vs. Huntsville

10. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 7-1 | Last week: 8
Scores: Def. Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale), 6-2; def. Doral Academy, 8-7
Next: Tuesday vs. Palmetto



11. Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 12
Scores: Def. Knoxville Catholic, 9-1; def. West (Knoxville), 25-2; def. Maryville, 10-0. def. Holmes County, 9-3
Next: Tuesday vs. Lewisburg (Olive Branch, Miss.)

12. Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
Record: 9-2 | Last week: 4
Scores: Lost to Buford, 5-3, def. Grayson, 4-2
Next: Wednesday vs. Grayson

13. Dallas Jesuit (Dallas, Texas)
Record: 15-0 | Last week: 16
Scores: Def. Vandegrift (Austin), 6-0; def. Carroll (Corpus Christi), 9-4; def. Leander, 7-5; McCallum (Austin), 7-6
Next: Tuesday vs. Pearce (Richardson)

14. Huntington Beach (Calif.)
Record: 6-2 | Last week: 14
Scores: Def. Laguna Beach, 1-0
Next: Wednesday vs. Newport Harbor (Newport Beach)

15. Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Santa Teresa, 8-0; def. Jesuit (Sacramento), 10-1
Next: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco)

16. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Lovett, 6-1; def. Northeast, 2-1; def. Cardinal Mooney, 3-1
Next: Tuesday vs. Seminole



17. Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas)
Record: 14-0-1 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. South Grand Prairie, 8-1; def. Martin (Arlington), 5-0; def. Aledo, 9-8
Next: Thursday vs. Evangel Christian Academy

18. Jackson Prep (Jackson, Miss.)
Record: 15-2 | Last week: 20
Scores: Def. Riverfield Academy, 12-0, lost to Ocean Springs, 3-0
Next: Tuesday vs. Second Baptist (Houston)

19. Flower Mound (Texas)
Record: 14-3 | Last week: 18
Scores: Def. Ridge Point (Fort Bend), 8-4; def. Pearland, 4-2; lost to Oak Ridge, 3-1; def. Deer Park, 8-2; def. Kinkaid School, 2-0; def. Bellaire (Houston), 6-2
Next: Wednesday vs. Marcus

20. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 19
Next: Opens season March 23 vs. Strongsville

21. Friendswood (Texas)
Record: 14-1-1 | Last week: 21
Scores: Def. Shadow Creek, 13-4; tied Alvin, 4-4; def. Cinco Ranch, 2-1; def. Fort Bend Elkins, 17-11
Next: Tuesday vs. Angleton

22. Argyle (Texas)
Record: 8-2-2 | Last week: 22
Scores: Def. Byron Nelson, 5-1; def. Northwest, 16-1; lost to Timber Creek, 5-4
Next: Wednesday vs. Lake Dallas



23. Harlem (Ga.)
Record: 13-0 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Greenbrier, 5-3, 3-2; def. Statesboro, 6-1
Next: Tuesday vs. Cross Creek
25. Bishop Verot (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Seacrest Country Day, 19-0; def. Canterbury, 6-0; def. Neumann, 1-0
Next: Friday vs. Harmony