Brandon outpaced the rest of the league this week, as its four total wins led the league. The Bulldogs beat
Hillcrest 9-2,
Forest Hill 20-5,
Mountain Brook 4-2 and
Southaven 4-3.
Brandon (5-2, 1-0) is red-hot, having won five straight games, the longest such streak in 6A Region 6. The streak was extended by another four games over the past week,.
Brandon's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 18 hits and ten walks to lead the league in both categories.
There were three hitters that batted over .400 in the league this week. Leading the pack was Colby Whitfield, who hit .556 by going 5-for-9.
The Bulldogs'
Colby Whitfield led the league in strikeouts this week with eight. He's first in the league with 12 total strikeouts.
Whitfield led Brandon to a win on March 5, as he notched eight strikeouts to beat the Patriots, 20-5. He gave up two hits and zero runs over three innings of work.
Tyler Rachel drove in five runners on Tuesday in the Bulldogs' 20-5 victory over Forest Hill. He went 2-for-2 and scored two runs.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
