League recap: Graham's Johnston delivers best pitching performance from past week

By Staff Report Mar 8, 2013, 3:56pm

3A Region I District 5 league recap: 3/8/13

Graham's Garrett Johnston was the best pitcher in 3A Region I District 5 this week. He picked up one win and 13 strikeouts.

The Steers had a successful week, as they won four total games to lead the league. Graham beat Castleberry 8-2, Granbury 10-8, Springtown 5-2 and Mineral Wells 3-0.

The Steers boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks.

Graham's Preston Jones finished his week with seven hits, tops in the league. His ten hits for the year are first in the league, and he boasts a .435 batting average.

The Steers' Johnston threw seven shutout innings in a 3-0 win over the Rams on Saturday. He struck out ten, allowing four hits.



Bryce Reeves led Graham to a win on March 5, as he notched 12 strikeouts to beat the Porcupines, 5-2. Over six innings of work, he gave up four hits and two runs.



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