On May 11, 2012, the top two teams in the current league standings will go head to head, as
Mountain Empire and
Borrego Springs meet. The Red Hawks currently hold a 2.50-game lead over the Rams for first place.
Mountain Empire beat Borrego Springs this week, 15-1 in a matchup of the league's top two teams on May 3, 2012. Mountain Empire is now in first place at 8-0 in Citrus - East and 16-5 overall.
The Red Hawks, the season leader in runs scored at 206, added to their total with a league-high 54 runs this week. Mountain Empire's key hitters include
Daniel Hoyos, who has a team-high 32 runs, and
Matt Dessel, who leads the squad with with 32 RBIs.
The Red Hawks's pitching staff led the league in strikeouts this week with 80, and they have a league-best 163 strikeouts on the year.
Mountain Empire's
Devin Scully led the league with eight hits this week. His 21 hits for the year are ninth in the league, and he boasts a .362 batting average.
Borrego Springs's
Cameron Dice struck out eight Vincent Memorial hitters en route to a 10-9 victory on May 2, 2012. Over five innings of work, he gave up three hits and zero runs.
