Cody Smith was on fire this week, as he led Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio with a .375 average, one home run and seven RBIs. His
Benton team went 4-1.
Murphysboro made the biggest jump in the national rankings, moving from 165 to 135 thanks to a 2-0 record over the past week.
The Rangers's pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only 31 hits and 12 walks, both of which led the league. On the season, Benton has allowed just 224 hits, while striking out 178 batters.
Tyler Leffler leads Benton with 55 strikeouts in 42 innings.
The Rangers, the season leader in runs scored at 301, added to their total with a league-high 39 runs this week. Leffler leads the team with 62 runs scored and Leffler has a team-high 48 RBIs on the year.
Smith led the league with six hits this week for the Rangers. He is third in the league with 35 hits this year, and has a .357 batting average.
Tyler Leffler was an RBI machine on May 3, 2012, as he knocked in four runs during Flora's 5-4 win over Benton.
