League recap: League supremacy in the balance for Ridgeland, Northwest Whitfield this week

By Staff Report Mar 18, 2013, 10:09pm

7B-AAAA league recap: 3/13/13

First place in the standings of 7B-AAAA is up for grabs this week, as Northwest Whitfield sits tied atop the standings with Ridgeland.

The Panthers had a successful week, as they won two total games to lead the league. Ridgeland beat Murray County 16-4 and Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 7-5.

LaFayette's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 25 hits and seven walks to lead the league in both categories.

The highest batting average in the league this week belonged to the Ramblers' Micah Wyatt, who churned out three hits in four at bats for a .750 average. He's batting .600 on the year, which puts him at first in the league. Wyatt has accumulated nine base knocks this year so far.



LaFayette's Josh Manning led the league in strikeouts this week with three. With three strikeouts this year so far, he ranks third in the league.



Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.