East Valley's top pitcher this week was
Verdugo Hills's
Brandon Zavala. He won one game and struck out nine batters.
Chavez used a 1-0 record over the past week to move from 893 to 855 in the California state rankings.
The Dons boasted the best pitching over the past week, holding opponents to the league's fewest hits and issuing the fewest walks.
Verdugo Hills'
Matt Zavala was locked in this week, and led the league with a .667 average (2-for-3) over that span. He's batting .298 on the year, which puts him at 24th in the league. Zavala has 17 hits total this season.
The week's strikeout crown belonged to Zavala, who turned in nine Ks for the Dons. He's first in the league with 65 total strikeouts.
Zavala led Verdugo Hills to a win on May 15, as he notched nine strikeouts to beat
Maywood Academy, 5-0. Over seven innings of work, he gave up five hits and zero runs.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
