Roger Murphy was the best pitcher in 6A Region 4 this week, leading
Northwest Rankin. He picked up one win and 12 strikeouts.
The Cougars outpaced the rest of the league this week, as their four total wins led the league. Northwest Rankin beat
Jim Hill 20-1,
Clinton 12-3 and
Pearl 13-1.
Northwest Rankin gave up just one walk last week, ensuring that they held on to the top spot in the league in that category with only 16 allowed for the season.
Northwest Rankin stole 21 bases this week, adding to its league-leading 44 steals on the year.
There were seven hitters that batted over .400 in the league this week. Leading the pack was Josh King, who hit .800 by going 4-for-5.
Murphy struck out 12 in the Cougars' 22-0 win over the Tigers on March 5. Over four innings of work, he gave up zero hits and zero runs.
Matt Jones was an RBI machine on Friday, as he knocked in four runs during
Madison Central's 16-0 win over
Murrah. He went 2-for-3 and scored two runs.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
