MaxPreps top 25 national high school softball rankings

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For the first time this season, there was no movement among the top 10 teams in the MaxPreps Xcellent Top 25 Softball Rankings. All 10 continued their on-field dominance for another week.

For the eighth straight week, Norco held onto the top spot in the Rankings, while Pinnacle, Los Alamitos, Hendrickson and Coral Springs Charter rounded out the top five.

There was plenty of action between numbers 11 and 25 as four teams fell from the rankings. One of those was Ohio's Lakewood, which saw its two-year win streak snapped at 41.

One of the week's biggest movers was Hurricane which returned to the Top 25 in a big way vaulting to No. 11.



Also new to the Top 25 this week are Lakewood Ranch and a pair of Texas teams – Eastlake and Forney.

1. (Last week 1) Norco (Calif.), 26-0
The Cougars edged Roosevelt (Eastvale) 1-0 and bounced back to rout Corona (Calif.) 11-3 to keep their 26-game winning streak alive.

2. (2) Pinnacle (Phoenix), 31-1
The Pioneers have won their last 14 games, including a 3-0 playoff-win opening win over Westwood (Mesa). Their next step is Tuesday against 24-8 Desert Vista (Phoenix).

3. (3) Los Alamitos (Calif.), 21-3
The Griffins have won six in a row, with six of their last eight victories have been shutouts.

4. (4) Hendrickson (Pflugerville, Texas), 26-1
The Hawks downed Anderson (Austin) 9-2 for their fifth straight win. They have allowed 37 runs this season.

5. (5) Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs, Fla.), 25-1
The Panthers have won 18 straight and have not allowed a run in their last six wins.

6. (6) Gahr (Cerritos, Calif.), 20-0
The Gladiators won three times last week, all by shutout.



7. (7) Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.), 21-0
The Knights returned from Spring Break with five more shutout wins.

8. (8) Oakleaf (Orange Park, Fla.), 26-2
Oakleaf has won 21 straight.

9. (9) Katy (Texas), 28-3
The Tigers have won 13 in a row and have scored 298 while allowing 50 this season.

10. (10) Woodinville (Wash.), 15-0
The Falcons added three more wins last week (including 1-0 in eight innings over Kenmore's Inglemoor). They have outscored their foes 117-16.

11. (NR) Hurricane (W. Va.), 24-1
With six future D1 players, Hurricane avenged its only loss of the season with a two wins over Capital (Charleston), 10-1 and 10-0. Heading Hurricane's lineup are Kiersten Landers (Florida State commit), Jayme Bailey (Virginia Tech commit), Caiti Mathes (Virginia Tech commit), Katie Adams (Marshall commit), Paige Scruggs (Morehead State commit) and Zoe Dunlap (Youngstown State commit).

12. (13) Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, Ill.), 16-0
The Huskies have won 27 straight games.



13. (12) La Cueva (Albuquerque), 21-0
The Bears average more than a dozen runs per game.

14. (14) Bentonville (Ark.), 24-1
The Tigers have won eight straight and have allowed just 20 runs this season.

15. (16) Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.), 16-0
Penn outscored three opponents 40-1 last week to remain unbeaten.

16. (18) Crown Point (Ind.), 13-0
Behind the pitching of senior Alexis Holloway, the Bulldogs have allowed just 16 runs.

17. (19) Westminster Christian (Huntsville, Ala.), 42-2-1
The Wildcats have won 14 in a row. Senior Annie Willis continues to put up monster numbers: 12 homers, 54 RBIs, 438 strikeouts in 200 innings with a 0.35 ERA and a 35-1 won-loss record.

18. (23) Moniteau (West Sunbury, Pa.), 14-0
Moniteau is outscoring foes 180-10 and has won its last four games by shutouts.



19. (20) Cape Fear (Fayetteville, N.C.), 20-0
The Colts, averaging 13.5 runs per game, open conference tournament action Monday.

20. (22) Donovan Catholic (Toms River, N.J.), 16-0
Donovan Catholic won six games last week and in 16 games has committed just a dozen errors (.968 fielding percentage) and is hitting .413 as a team.

21. (24) North Augusta (S.C.), 22-1-1
The Yellowjackets beat Pickens 9-2, then opened the postseason with a 4-0 victory over Blue Ridge (Greer) to run their win streak to 13 games.

22. (NR) Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, Fla.), 24-2
Winners of seven straight, Lakewood Ranch has scored 223 times while allowing 37 runs. Florida State 8A tournament action begins Wednesday with Lakewood Ranch among the favorites. Freshman Avery Goelz has a dozen homers and is batting .566 with 35 RBIs.

23. (NR) Forney (Texas), 28-2
The Jackrabbits have won nine in a row.

24. (25) Johnson (San Antonio), 26-2
Johnson has won three straight and faces 24-6 East Central (San Antonio) in the opening round of area playoffs on Saturday.



25. (NR) Eastlake (El Paso, Texas), 29-3
Winners of 17 straight, Eastlake has scored 456 times for an average of more than 14 runs per game. Led by juniors Kasey Flores (15 home runs, 67 RBIs and a .580 batting average) and Savannah Wysocki (68 runs scored and a .614 batting average), Eastlake is hitting .481 as a team.

Dropped out: Scott County (Ken.), Center Grove (Ind.), Cibola (Ariz.) and Lakewood (Ohio).