League recap: Rich Central paces Southland with four wins over past week

By Staff Report Apr 3, 2013, 2:46pm

Southland league recap: 4/3/13

Rich Central had a successful week, as it won four total games to lead the league. The Olympians beat Thornton Fractional North 17-5, Argo 11-3, Brooks College Prep 15-0 and Oak Forest 7-0.

Bloom made the biggest jump in the standings this week, moving from sixth to first place in Southland thanks to a 1-2 record over the past seven days. Meanwhile, Rich East fell hardest in the standings, dropping from second all the way to fifth place after going 1-2 in the past week.

Rich Central's pitching staff had a strong showing this week, allowing only 13 hits and five walks, both of which led the league.

Thornwood's Darrius Gilbert struck out eight the Rockets hitters en route to a 5-4 victory on March 28. Over his three innings pitched he allowed four runs on three hits.



Matthew Cole drove in seven runners on Monday in the Olympians' 17-5 victory over the Meteors. He went 4-for-5 and scored four runs.



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